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Judi Lynn

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2. Totally new to me, too, Urartians... Here's a Wiki., would like to see more on them:
Sun Jul 3, 2022, 07:19 PM
Jul 2022

Urartu



Urartu (/ʊˈrɑːrtuː/; Assyrian: māt Urarṭu,[4] Babylonian: Urashtu, Hebrew: אֲרָרָט Ararat) is a geographical region commonly used as the exonym for the Iron Age kingdom also known by the modern rendition of its endonym, the Kingdom of Van, centered around Lake Van in the historic Armenian Highlands. The kingdom rose to power in the mid-9th century BC, but went into gradual decline and was eventually conquered by the Iranian Medes in the early 6th century BC.[5] Since its re-discovery in the 19th century, Urartu, which is commonly believed to have been at least partially Armenian-speaking,[2][6][7][8][9] has played a significant role in Armenian nationalism.[10]

More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urartu

Thank you, EarnestPutz.

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