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Aliler Yaziti

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Aliler Yazıtı
Type:
Single Findspot
Altitude:
m
Region:
Eastern Anatolia
Province:
Van
District:
Merkez
Village:
Karaagaç
Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:
Middle Iron Age

     


It is located in the Tutumlu Hamlet in the Karaagac Village of the provincial district, approximately 11 km southeast of the Lake Van, and 50 km north of Van. The finds include a a cuneiform column standing on a column base supporting the ceiling, which was found in a large building on the western skirt of the Aliler Fortress. The inscription is from the reign of the Urartian King Menua (810-786 BC).
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