Given the colorful and almost comprehensive variety of seventh century BCE Near Eastern states me... more Given the colorful and almost comprehensive variety of seventh century BCE Near Eastern states mentioned by Herodotus, his omission of the kingdom of Urartu is somewhat puzzling. The question of Herodotus' apparent ignorance of the Urartians has not been explored in depth, however, perhaps because his account of early Median history often diverges from that of the Assyrian and Babylonian chronicles. 2 P. Zimansky suggests simply that an early destruction of Urartu, around 640 BCE, would have precluded significant contact between the Urartians and the Medes, upon whose institutional memory much of Herodotus' account was based. 3 This paper will argue that Urartu is present, albeit incorrectly identified, in the Medikos logos of Herodotus'
Given the colorful and almost comprehensive variety of seventh century BCE Near Eastern states me... more Given the colorful and almost comprehensive variety of seventh century BCE Near Eastern states mentioned by Herodotus, his omission of the kingdom of Urartu is somewhat puzzling. The question of Herodotus' apparent ignorance of the Urartians has not been explored in depth, however, perhaps because his account of early Median history often diverges from that of the Assyrian and Babylonian chronicles. 2 P. Zimansky suggests simply that an early destruction of Urartu, around 640 BCE, would have precluded significant contact between the Urartians and the Medes, upon whose institutional memory much of Herodotus' account was based. 3 This paper will argue that Urartu is present, albeit incorrectly identified, in the Medikos logos of Herodotus'
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