Ursula Hellwag
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Assyriologie und Hethitologie, Department Member
Address: Munich, Bayern, Germany
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In this paper the various proposals that have been made for the date of the fall of Urartu are reviewed in the light of recent analyses and discoveries. The conclusion reached is that Kroll’s 1984 suggestion fits the available evidence best, although the exact date of the fall of Urartu cannot yet be pinpointed.
The article also investigates the various causes that have been proposed for the demise of Urartu. Did it come to an end because of the onslaught of nomadic peoples, such as the Cimmerians or Scythians? Was the rebellion of peoples living under the tyranny of the Urartian dynasty the reason? Did the megalomaniac building projects of Rusa son of Argishti so impoverish his kingdom that economic collapse resulted? Should the fall be attributed to a natural disaster such as an earthquake or some climatic catastrophe? These questions cannot yet be definitely answered and remain to be resolved in the future.
In this paper the various proposals that have been made for the date of the fall of Urartu are reviewed in the light of recent analyses and discoveries. The conclusion reached is that Kroll’s 1984 suggestion fits the available evidence best, although the exact date of the fall of Urartu cannot yet be pinpointed.
The article also investigates the various causes that have been proposed for the demise of Urartu. Did it come to an end because of the onslaught of nomadic peoples, such as the Cimmerians or Scythians? Was the rebellion of peoples living under the tyranny of the Urartian dynasty the reason? Did the megalomaniac building projects of Rusa son of Argishti so impoverish his kingdom that economic collapse resulted? Should the fall be attributed to a natural disaster such as an earthquake or some climatic catastrophe? These questions cannot yet be definitely answered and remain to be resolved in the future.