Urartu kralı Minua döneminde inşa edilmiş önemli krali yerleşmelerden birisi olan Van-Yukarı Anzaf sitadelinde, 2001 yılı arkeolojik kazılarında şimdiye kadar Urartu kaynakları içerisinde benzer bir örneği olmayan mühürsüz bir envanter tableti bulunmuştur. Muhtemelen belirli kişilere dağıtılan silah miktarlarını kaydetmiş olan bu ünik tabletin ilk yayınlarda ters tarafının ön yüz olduğu düşünülmüştür. Ancak yaptığımız yeni değerlendirmelere göre ise tabletin başlangıcının ve ön yüzünün diğer tarafı olduğu anlaşılmıştır. Bu güncelleme tablet içeriğinin değişmesine yol açtığı gibi Anzaf Tableti’nin Urartu Tarihi ve bürokratik kayıtları içerisinde daha anlamlı bir çerçeveye oturmasını da sağlanmıştır. Toplamda 15 kişiden oluşan bu “birliğin” büyük oranda kendi içerisinde hiyerarşik bir düzene göre sıralandığı görülmüştür. Tabletin içeriğinde karşılaşılan bu ayrıntılar tabletin bütünü hakkında bazı önerilerin öne sürülmesini mümkün kılmıştır. Urartu’nun diğer bürokratik yazışmaları ve metal eserler üzerinde karşımıza çıkan bazı görsel öğeler ile de dolaylı bir benzerlik olabileceği düşünülmüştür. Ayrıca tablette doğrudan bahsedilmemiş olsa da sadece bir varsayım olarak bahsi geçen personel listesinin “savaş arabaları” ve onlara eşlik eden süvari askerlerine ait silahların dağıtımını konu edinmekte olabileceği öne sürülmüştür.
Urartu Anzaf Tableti Savaş Arabası Süvari Ok Yay Silah Listesi
At the citadel of Van-Yukarı Anzaf, one of the important royal settlements built during the reign of the Urartian king Minua, during the 2001 archaeological excavations, an unsealed inventory tablet, which has no similar example in Urartian sources so far, was found. In the first publications of this unique tablet, which probably records the amount of weapons distributed, the back side was thought to be the front side. However, according to our new evaluations, it is understood that the beginning of the tablet is the other side. This new update not only led to a change in the content, but also helped to place the Anzaf Tablet in a more meaningful framework within Urartian History and bureaucratic sources. It was observed that this "unit", consisting of 15 people in total, was mostly sorted according to a hierarchical order within itself. These details observed in the content of the tablet made it possible to make some suggestions about the tablet as a whole. It is thought that there may be an indirect similarity with other bureaucratic correspondences of Urartian and some visual elements found on metal artefacts. In addition, although not directly mentioned in the tablet, it has been suggested that the personnel list mentioned only as an assumption may be about the distribution of weapons belonging to the chariots and the cavalry soldiers accompanying them.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Ancient History (Other) |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | June 28, 2024 |
Submission Date | January 15, 2024 |
Acceptance Date | April 16, 2024 |
Published in Issue | Year 2024 Issue: 34 |
Publisher
Vedat Dalokay Caddesi No: 112 Çankaya 06670 ANKARA
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