Urartian period

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Iron Age period archaeological culture phase historical period

The Urartian period was an Iron Age era in the Near East marked by the rise of the Kingdom of Urartu, known for its fortified cities, advanced irrigation systems, and distinctive art and architecture around Lake Van.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Phrygian period 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age period ⓘ
archaeological culture phase ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
characterizedBy construction of hilltop fortresses ⓘ
military conflicts with Assyria ⓘ
state-sponsored irrigation projects ⓘ
culturalInfluenceFrom Mesopotamian civilizations NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOn later Armenian culture ⓘ
endTime circa 6th century BCE ⓘ
followedBy Achaemenid period ⓘ
follows Late Bronze Age in the Near East ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Biainili period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Urartu period NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Altıntepe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ayanis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bastam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Erebuni NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karmir Blur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Toprakkale NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAssociatedState Kingdom of Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCapitalCity Tushpa NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCoreRegion Armenian Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eastern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Van region NERFINISHED ⓘ
northwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Caucasus ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ
hasLanguage Urartian language NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorDeity Haldi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shivini NERFINISHED ⓘ
Teisheba NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNeighbor Mannaean kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Phrygian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPoliticalStructure centralized monarchy ⓘ
fortress-based administration ⓘ
hasReligion Urartian polytheism ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Urartian cuneiform ⓘ
knownFor advanced irrigation systems ⓘ
canal construction ⓘ
cyclopean masonry ⓘ
distinctive bronze art ⓘ
fortified cities ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ
rock-cut reservoirs ⓘ
stone reliefs ⓘ
partOf Iron Age in the Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime circa 9th century BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

fortress of Argishtikhinili → timePeriod → Urartian period ⓘ
Çorum Province → hasHeritage → Urartian period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Phrygian period
Harput → heritagePeriod → Urartian period ⓘ