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* Information about this stele fragment has been also given by Prof. Ashot Philiposyan in aconference held at Yerevan in October 7-9, 2010. See also CTU IV, 2012: 257ff. (editors’ note).
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2 RIMA II, A.0.87.16. The inscription mentioning the campaign of Tiglath-pilaser I to Nairi andïabÆu countries was found in the beginning of the last century.
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4 Three fragments inscribed on two sides, now in Tbilisi Museum belong to a single stele. In theseinscriptions generally the campaign to the south, especially to Urme Country in the period ofMinua was mentioned (see CTU I, A 5-6).
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Biber who is also one of the authors of this article, with the permission of the Ministry of Cultureand Tourism.
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1 There are also some examples related to this sign, especially place and tribe names in which thesign ‹é is used instead of ‹í in Urartian inscriptions. For example, mú-i-‹é-ru-Æi or KURú-i-‹é/‹í-ru-Æi(Salvini 2001: 287, n. 25).
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1 CTU I: A 5-9 f.s.2
3 In Urartian inscription corpuses, the name of the village is mentioned as “Trmerd” (see CICh: Nr.32 A, B, C.; HchI: 27-28; UKN: 40 A, B, C; KUKN: 57; CTU I: A 5-6 a-b-c).
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and the lowest part of Patnos Stele (CTU I: A 5-25, p. 216 ff) is 0.51 m.; these dimensions havebeen also measured by us.
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on its four sides, a campaign to Urme Country is mentioned (see CTU I: A5–7, p. 195 ff.).3 Another article including the information about the ceramics found in the mound is being preparedfor publication.
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1 Salvini 2002: 43.2 It is suggested that URUŠebeteria
of Palu was a place close to modern Palu (Diakonoff, Kashkai 1981: 80). Again thanks to theÆuni was located in the neighborhood of the modern-day
URULuÆiuni is localized on the south
(Diakonoff, Kashkai 1981: 32; Slattery 1988: 177, etc.).3 CTU I: A5-7 Vo, p. 196.4 An article on mounds mentioned is being prepared for publication by us (see also Burney 1957;idem 1958; Rothman 1993).
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located to the east of Batman streamlet (see Kessler, 1995, p.58). However Radner’s suggestionthat the same city should be sought in the east of Šupria Country also do not contradict to the
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Kashkai 1981: 45). Salvini also has the same idea that Išalani was Izalla (Salvini 2001: 266).Another suggestion about the localization of Izalla is that it should be around the spring of Sufan
where Dibek Mountain is located (Radner 2012: 273 ff.).1 In Aznavurtepe inscriptions, countries such as Šatiru, Buštu, Malmali, Šašnui, Alzi are mentioned
among the places to which Minua carried out campaigns after he had ascended on the throne (CTUI: A5-11 A-B).
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