Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Urartu horsemen from Van Museum, Turkiye

 Salvete Omnes,



browsing the vastness of Wiki Commons I cam across some great photos from a museum in Turkey/Turkiye - Van Museum



these are dioramas showing the ancient inhabitants of the Lake Van region kingdom - the kingdom of Urartu - and the Urartu people, some of the fierce and skilled highlanders (the Armenian Highlands) of Anatolia's ancient and multi-ethnic past.
During the Iron Age the Urartians, on their western edges, became the arch-enemies of the New Assyrian state. Perhaps this article of your interest - the Origin of the  Ruling Elites of Urartu. & War and identity in the early history of Urartu.



breeders of fine horses - the Assyrians if victorious in their raids and wars against Urartu always demanded horses as booty and tribute

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women of Urartu -from Academia






artefacts - 












their chariots




chariots & horsemen etc on their warriors' bronze belts







horse protection

a bronze shield


T. Daryaee - The Fall of Urartu and the Rise of Armenia.
The king Rusa II, his cities and the end of Urartu.

ps

I would like to visit these sites one of these days, perhaps must  make a Turkiye trip soon. 

Valete

2 comments:

Uwe said...

Great stuff from a lesser known army. Many thanks for sharing them with us!

Dario T. W. said...

hello Uwe,thank you for commenting. and the Urartu horse and chariot will return to my blog.
cheers