Teishebaini
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Teishebaini was an ancient Urartian fortress-city near modern Yerevan in Armenia, notable for its well-preserved archaeological remains and insights into Urartian urban life and military architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teishebaini canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Urartian city
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ancient fortress-city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationBegan | 1930s ⓘ |
| culture | Urartian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Teisheba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| destroyedInCentury | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Boris Piotrovsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet archaeologists ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Karmir Blur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStratum | Urartian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
administrative buildings
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citadel ⓘ fortification walls ⓘ gates ⓘ grain storage rooms ⓘ palatial buildings ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ storage facilities ⓘ towers ⓘ water supply system ⓘ wine cellars ⓘ |
| hasFind |
agricultural tools
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bronze artifacts ⓘ food remains ⓘ inscribed tablets ⓘ iron weapons ⓘ pottery ⓘ seals ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
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military fortress ⓘ urban settlement ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important for understanding Iron Age Transcaucasia
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key site for study of Urartu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
inscribed artifacts
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insights into Urartian military architecture ⓘ insights into Urartian urban life ⓘ large storage jars ⓘ well-preserved architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Republic of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hrazdan River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yerevan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Karmir Blur hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Teisheba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
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