| Argishtis I | |
| King | |
 Monument of Argishti in Yerevan, Armenia | |
| Reign | Urartu: 785 BC to 763 BC |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Menuas |
| Successor | Sarduris II |
| Father | Menuas |
Argishtis I (Urartian: Argištiše, Armenian: Արգիշտի, Argishti) was the sixth known king of the ancient country of Urartu (in eastern Anatolia) from 785 BC to 763 BC. Yerevan (Երևան Երեւան or Երեվան ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn sometimes written as Erevan, Iravan, Erewan, Ayrivan, and Erivan Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Urartu ( Assyrian: Urarṭu Urartian: Biainili Ուրարտու was an Iron Age kingdom in Eastern Anatolia ( Transcaucasia) rising Events and trends 783 BC — Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria. Events and trends 763 BC — June 15 — A Solar eclipse at this date (in month Sivan) is used to fix the Chronology of the Menua was the fifth known king of Urartu, an ancient country in the Armenian Highland, from ca 810 to late 7th century BC A younger son of the preceding Menua was the fifth known king of Urartu, an ancient country in the Armenian Highland, from ca 810 to late 7th century BC A younger son of the preceding Urartian (also called Vannic, in older literature also "Chaldean" is the conventional name for the language spoken by the inhabitants of the ancient kingdom The Armenian language (hy հայերեն լեզու hajɛɹɛn lɛzu —, conventional short form) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian Urartu ( Assyrian: Urarṭu Urartian: Biainili Ուրարտու was an Iron Age kingdom in Eastern Anatolia ( Transcaucasia) rising Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black Events and trends 783 BC — Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria. Events and trends 763 BC — June 15 — A Solar eclipse at this date (in month Sivan) is used to fix the Chronology of the He founded the citadel of Erebouni in 782 BC, which is the present capital of Armenia, Yerevan. Events and trends 783 BC — Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Yerevan (Երևան Երեւան or Երեվան ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn sometimes written as Erevan, Iravan, Erewan, Ayrivan, and Erivan
A son and successor of Menuas, he continued the series of conquests initiated by his predecessors. Menua was the fifth known king of Urartu, an ancient country in the Armenian Highland, from ca 810 to late 7th century BC A younger son of the preceding Victorious against Assyria, he conquered the northern part of Syria and made Urartu the most powerful state in the post-Hittite Near East. Early history The most Neolithic site in Assyria is at Tell Hassuna, the center of the Hassuna culture Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Urartu ( Assyrian: Urarṭu Urartian: Biainili Ուրարտու was an Iron Age kingdom in Eastern Anatolia ( Transcaucasia) rising The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who spoke a language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family and established B Syria - Belka Woman from Damascus Arab from Baghdadjpg|thumb|Inhabitants of the Near East late nineteenth century He also expanded his kingdom north to the Lake Sevan conquering much of Diauehi and the Ararat Valley. Lake Sevan (Սևանա լիճ is the largest lake in Armenia and one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world Diauehi ( Diauhi or Diaokhi; "the Land of the Sons of Diau" was an ancient people in northeastern Anatolia, mentioned in the Urartian Argishtis built the Erebuni Fortress in 782 BC, and the fortress of Argishtikhinili, in 776 BC. Erebuni Fortress is an Urartian castle in Yerevan, Armenia. It was built by king Argišti in 782 BC as a military base Events and trends 783 BC — Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria. Armavir ( Armenian: hy Արմավիր known as Hoktemberyan, Hoktemberian, or Oktemberyan - Armenian Հոկտեմբերյան - during the Events and trends 778 BC — Agamestor King of Athens, dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son Aeschylus
Some linguists believe that the name Argištiše has Indo-European etymology (Armenian, Phrygian or Luwian). The Armenian language (hy հայերեն լեզու hajɛɹɛn lɛzu —, conventional short form) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian The Phrygian language was the Indo-European language of the Phrygians a people from Thrace who later migrated to Asia Minor. Luwian (sometimes spelled Luvian) is an extinct language of the Anatolian branch of the Compare Greek Άργέστης – “bright” and Armenian արեգ (translit. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The Armenian language (hy հայերեն լեզու hajɛɹɛn lɛzu —, conventional short form) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian areg) – “sun deity”, “sun”.
References
- N. Adontz, Historie d'Arménie, les origines, Paris, 1946
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| Preceded by Menuas | King of Urartu 785-763 BC | Succeeded by Sarduri II |
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