Urartian

[ oo-rahr-tee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Urartu, its people, or their language.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Urartu.
2. the non-Semitic, non-Indo-European language of Urartu, written in a cuneiform syllabic script.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Urartian¹

Urart(u) + -ian

Example Sentences

Today, the capital, Yerevan — which dates to the seventh century B.C. and was founded on the walls of the Urartian city of Erebuni— is a blend of ancient culture, artisan tradition, modern architecture and high-tech, postmodern style, exemplified by the new condominiums and high-end shops on the pedestrian Northern Boulevard.

From New York Times

Based on visual assessments, the team estimates the remains are roughly 3,000 years old, meaning they may have been constructed during the region's Iron Age Urartian period.

From National Geographic

A rock inscription, the oldest documented Urartian record, can be found in Van.

From National Geographic

New political confederacies in Syria kept the north-west regions in a constant state of unrest, and the now powerful Urartian kingdom was threatening the Syro-Cappadocian states as if its rulers had dreams of building up a great world empire on the ruins of that of Assyria.

From Project Gutenberg

The pressure of fresh infusions of Thraco-Phrygian tribes into western Asia Minor had stirred Midas of the Muski to co-operate with the Urartian power in an attempt to stamp out Assyrian influence in Cilicia, Cappadocia, and north Syria.

From Project Gutenberg