Rusa III

Rusa, son of Erimena ( Rusa Erimenaḫi ), as conventionally Rusa III. referred to, was a Urartian king. He was the son of Erimena. His reign is usually about 605-585 BC recognized.

Rule

It is not sure whether his father was Erimena king himself, the name is not otherwise occupied in the Urartian royal house, which some researchers view as evidence of a usurpation. He used a so-called Prince seal, which, however, his father's name not known. It bears the inscription m] E [r ] i.me -n [a- n] é? Rusa itself carries the other hand, again a traditional royal name.

Since the order of kings is unclear after Rusa II, Rusa, son of Erimena did not come here with a number. However, it is sometimes referred to as Rusa III. performed.

Rusa Erimenaḫi referred to the stele from Keşiş Gölü as servants Haldis and called Haldi his masters ( EN- si), who has raised him to the throne, having put the scepter in his hand. Overall, he creates in the text a much more personal relationship to Haldi, as it has been recognized in other royal inscriptions, and reminiscent of Old Testament psalms.

Cilingiroglu wants Rusa Erimenaḫi to succeed Argišti Rusaḫini, usually from Argišti II, counted, make. Rusa Argištiḫi (usually as Rusa II counted ) would be his successor.

Buildings

Rusa created before the mountain Qilbani (presumably Zımzımdağ ), where the earth had been previously desolate, cornfields and a Wingert. He had to create orchards and canals for irrigation and created the reservoir Keşiş Gölü Rusa Lake, mru -sa -ai su [e ] ), which still exists to ensure the water supply of Tuspa. This lake grain fields, orchards and vineyards could be created, he created abundance. The archaeologically detected reservoirs of Köşebaşı, Kurubaşı and Sihke irrigate the land before the mountain Qilbani. How Cilingiroglu stressed, this description fits poorly in the image of the general decline of Urartu by Rusa II, which is usually drawn.

Inscriptions

  • Rock inscription of Armavir (now in the Historical Museum in Yerevan ) reports on the construction of a granary with a capacity of 1432 kapi.
  • Another inscription of a granary comes from Arin - Berd. This memory took 6848 kapi.
  • Broken inscription of Toprakkale, now in the Berlin Near Eastern Museum
  • Adilcevaz north-west of Lake Van
  • Rock inscription of Kaisaran on Keşiş Gölü, mentions a Haldi City
  • A fragment from Chaykaberd ( Хаикаберд )
  • Perhaps the stele from Keşiş Gölü.

Rusa is also on dedications of shields from Toprakkale occupied ( British Museum No. 22481 ). From the excavation of Clayton comes an undecorated plate with repair of the shield bondage, which is located in the British Museum. It bears the following inscription consecration: " For dHaldi the Lord. Rusa, son of Erimena has this shield ordained for his future life. Through the power dHaldis [ I 'm ] Rusa, son of Erimena, the great king, ruler of the city Tuspa. ". Afif ores and Emin Bilgiq found during excavations between 1959-1961 in Toprakkale a bronze plate with concentric lion and bull Friesen, who also wore a votive inscription of Rusa.

Rusa II. Erebuni Fortress Toprakkale (castle)
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