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    Urartu-Religion

    I typed up a religion section for Urartu on Wikipedia, as well as adding and correcting existing pages for Urartian gods. I'd like to expand upon it, but most of the books i have on Urartu focus more on the history and politics, rather than religion, and what little is mentioned, I already put in. I'm sure i have more books to use as sources, but they are buried away somewhere, and it could be days before I find them.

    What I'm looking for is more info on the god's I have, on there, and the rest of the 79 deities listed on the Mheri-Dur, or Meher-Tur (the Gate of Mhera) inscription, found near van.

    I'd also appreciate an abundant source on the Mheri-Dur/Meher-Tur inscription, as well as the city of Musasir and it's temple, I already have some info, but alot of these books range from the 60's to 90's and i was wondering if there was anything recent.

    So if you could provide me with links, to any credible sources (armeniahighland is not a credible source) it'd be appreciated.


    And fyi , i found several sites which compare urartian words with turkic languages, claiming that they are of the same or related language families. Whether that's entirely true or not, I know Armenian has many Urartian root words and was wondering if there was anywhere that showed the relations between the two
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    Re: Urartu-Religion

    Originally posted by ara87 View Post
    I typed up a religion section for Urartu on Wikipedia, as well as adding and correcting existing pages for Urartian gods. I'd like to expand upon it, but most of the books i have on Urartu focus more on the history and politics, rather than religion, and what little is mentioned, I already put in. I'm sure i have more books to use as sources, but they are buried away somewhere, and it could be days before I find them.

    What I'm looking for is more info on the god's I have, on there, and the rest of the 79 deities listed on the Mheri-Dur, or Meher-Tur (the Gate of Mhera) inscription, found near van.

    I'd also appreciate an abundant source on the Mheri-Dur/Meher-Tur inscription, as well as the city of Musasir and it's temple, I already have some info, but alot of these books range from the 60's to 90's and i was wondering if there was anything recent.

    So if you could provide me with links, to any credible sources
    The Meher Door inscription has been transcribed and translated, but, like you, I've never been able to locate a published version of it. Or of the Van stele inscriptions uncovered by Marr - they also detail sacrifices and Gods.

    Originally posted by ara87 View Post
    (armeniahighland is not a credible source)
    Indeed.
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      Re: Urartu-Religion

      My guess is that if you wish to learn more about about Mher and his role in Ancient Armenian spirituality, you can read about Mithra, they are one and the same. There is plenty of scholarship on the later in the event that you cannot find any on Mher proper.

      Later on, you can look for subtle differences that may occur in the worship of Mher. I haven't embarked on this analysis yet, but I plan to.

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        Re: Urartu-Religion

        Originally posted by jgk3 View Post
        My guess is that if you wish to learn more about about Mher and his role in Ancient Armenian spirituality, you can read about Mithra, they are one and the same. There is plenty of scholarship on the later in the event that you cannot find any on Mher proper.

        Later on, you can look for subtle differences that may occur in the worship of Mher. I haven't embarked on this analysis yet, but I plan to.
        The Armenian legend that gives "Mher's Door" its name actually has nothing directly to do with Urartian religion or the original purpose of the "door". It is some more background and info about the Urartian cuneiform inscription that is on the "door" that ara87 seems to be asking about.
        Last edited by bell-the-cat; 03-28-2009, 05:18 PM.
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          Re: Urartu-Religion

          I see, I'll take that into consideration.

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            Re: Urartu-Religion

            Originally posted by bell-the-cat View Post
            The Meher Door inscription has been transcribed and translated, but, like you, I've never been able to locate a published version of it. Or of the Van stele inscriptions uncovered by Marr - they also detail sacrifices and Gods.
            damn

            Originally posted by bell-the-cat View Post
            Indeed.
            so happy you agree

            Originally posted by bell-the-cat View Post
            It is some more background and info about the Urartian cuneiform inscription that is on the "door" that ara87 seems to be asking about.
            Yeah, that for the religion section, and i was hoping to have a separate article just about it's location and excavation, but the sources i have are limited.

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              Re: Urartu-Religion

              Originally posted by jgk3 View Post
              I see, I'll take that into consideration.
              I'll take that to mean "who gives a f***what you say - I know what I know and that's enough for me".
              Last edited by bell-the-cat; 03-29-2009, 11:14 AM.
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                Re: Urartu-Religion

                Originally posted by ara87 View Post
                Yeah, that for the religion section, and i was hoping to have a separate article just about it's location and excavation, but the sources i have are limited.
                If you do ever find a source with an English translation of the Mehr door's inscription, I'd really appreciate a copy of it, if you want to pm me. A while back I was going to write a webpage about the door, but couldn't find out anything about the actual inscription except very general stuff. The door has never been excavated (there is nothing to excavate) - the stele niches in the castle rock were excavated by Nikolai Marr (in 1916 I think).
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                  Re: Urartu-Religion

                  Originally posted by bell-the-cat View Post
                  I'll take that to mean "who gives a f***what you say - I know what I know and that's enough for me".
                  And the antagonism continues

                  I was actually serious in my last post.

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                    Re: Urartu-Religion

                    Originally posted by jgk3 View Post
                    And the antagonism continues

                    I was actually serious in my last post.
                    I see, I'll take that into consideration.
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