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Urartian Period in Anatolia (1170 words) |
 | Urartians have formed a state by absorbing Hurrians who were their relatives and living in the Lake Van region. |
| Urartian kingdom based in their capital Tushpa on the shore of Lake Van, has covered a large territory extending from Caspian Sea and southern Caucasus to eastern and southeastern Anatolia and also northeastern Mesopotamia. |
| From an inscription found here, we know that this area was incorporated into Urartian kingdom during the reign of Ispuini and despite the bloody fights between Urartians and Assyrians, Urartians have produced many pictorial and cuneiform inscriptions in the language of their enemy Assyrians. |
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b. Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (233 words) |
| Husbandry was also highly developed: Urartian cattle and sheep were famous for their high quality, and superb horses were raised. |
| Urartian architecture is noteworthy for the quality of its masonry, and its mountain-fortresses are impressive feats of construction. |
| In the Urartian period, a native hieroglyphic script was used alongside cuneiform. |
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