Urartu and Etiuni: the ancient history of the Armenian Highland

Delve into the history of Urartu, the mighty empire that once ruled the Armenian Highland. Miqayel Badalyan, Director of the "Erebuni" Museum, reveals the epic rise and fall of the ancient kingdom. Witness clashing empires, diverse cultures, and breathtaking ancient sites!

[@levonyepiskoposyan6539]

The presentation is professional and straightforward, and we need more documentaries like this to fill in many gaps in our understanding of Armenian history.

[@Janna36ful]

Շնորհակալություն։

[@Areg_8991]

Thank you, for your work.

[@vahagn_armeniya669]

Great, thanks!

[@user-mx5kj1eo4x]

Great work!

[@LD-kl1rj]

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[@MikaelShahnazaroff]

Здорово! Спасибо!

[@poupoupidoup.pictures1264]

I know, I see mr Badalyan, and the Erebuni Museum in general (such an extraordinary place - a must visit in Armenia!) putting lots of efforts to popularize, to spread the word on Urartu - the unique heritage of the Armenians and the ancient world.
This was an interesting listening. Kudos.

[@stefano1005]

Երկուսն էլ հայկական են եղել։ Ոնց միջնադարում Վասպուրականի եվ Անիի թագավորությունները

[@Sev_Aram]

Here we are not talking about different ideologies, let alone different tribes.
We are talking about different ruling houses.
The kingdom of Van was ruled by the ruling dynasty of the area southeast of Van (most likely Korduk) and the ruling dynasty ruled the Ararat valley and surrounding areas.
The kingdom of Van being in direct contact with Assyria, and the state units of the Zagros mountain range, was greatly influenced by them from a cultural and political point of view, and the country called Etiuni was influenced by the culture of the peoples in the north.
Then the Kingdom of Van united these territories and became a cultural fusion. The ruling dynasty of Van extended its power over almost the entire Armenian Highlands.
At the end of the 7th century BC, after the weakening of the kingdom of Van, there was a change in the ruling dynasty, and the descendants of Saka - Skayordi came to power, and the political pole moved from the south of Van to the Ararat Valley.
That is why the kingdom of Van was transformed into a pan-Armenian state.

[@stefano1005]

WHO is saka? What you mean whit them?

[@BobSmithNow]

@@stefano1005 Saka were an ancient Iranic-speaking people closely related to Scythians. In Urartian historical records, a "great king" named Saka-tur was mentioned. In the writing of the Armenian theologian/historian Moses of Khorene, a king named Skayordi was mentioned. Saka-tur and Skayordi could both be variations in name of the same person, with a name meaning "son of the Saka/son of the Scythian." It's well known that Iranic-speaking Scythians and Cimmerians settled in parts of ancient Armenia and fought with the Urartians.

[@BobSmithNow]

No, while it's possible Urartu and Etiuni were ethnically related and variations of Armenic-speaking peoples, they were culturally distinct, at least as far as their material culture goes. As this video discusses, their ceramics were different, their architecture was different, their burial practices were different, the Urartians wrote in cuneiform and were more influenced by their Mesopotamian (Hurrian, Assyrian) neighbors than the Etiunians were. Even their lithic culture was different--the Etiunians made vishapakars/dragon stones. The Urartians made cuneiformic stelae, similar to what the Assyrians made.

[@Sev_Aram]

​ @BobSmithNow As I mentioned above, the differences are related to the influence of geographical neighbors. You also mention that fact, but draw other conclusions.
My opinion is based on several facts: common genetic area, common language area, also the accompanying events of the decline of the royal house of Van. After 640 BC, the military strongholds of the Kingdom of Van (mostly built under Rusa II) were destroyed, and non-military settlements were attacked. Which proves that there was a change of the government houses, not an external intervention, in which case not only the military bases, but also more or less important settlements would have been destroyed.
Most likely, after Sardur III, the royal house of Korduk lost the title of king and it passed to the descendants of Skayordi.

[@Aram-Sarduri-Asaturian94]

Hayasa Nairi Urartu Ararat Aratta

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