Kef Kalesi is an Urartian fortress near Adilcevaz in the area of Lake Van in the southeast of Turkey. According to an Urartian inscription of Rusa, son of Argišti II (7th century BCE), it was built by this very king. The inscription further mentions the foundation of a new city at this site which Rusa named "City of the God Haldi in the Land Ziuquni".
Kef Kalesi
Kef Kalesi is an Urartian fortress near Adilcevaz in the area of Lake Van in the southeast of Turkey. According to an Urartian inscription of Rusa, son of Argišti II (7th century BCE), it was built by this very king. The inscription further mentions the foundation of a new city at this site which Rusa named "City of the God Haldi in the Land Ziuquni".
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Salvini 2018 564
Salvini 2008 volume 1, page 582
Kleiss 1976 E 4 No. 32
Salvini 2012 pages 239-240
Wikidata Kef Castle (Q15823298)
eCUT A 12-04 (Q007103)
Christiansen and Salvini 2016 Rusa, son of Argišti II
Wikipedia (German) Kef Kalesi
City of the god Haldi in the land Ziuquni
Kef Kalesi
Pleiades
Kef Kalesi
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eastern Anatolia [[-900,-600]]
Urartian Eastern Anatolia (900–600 BC)
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1700
Cuneiform
ANE
Our present, modern era. [[1700, 2100]]
Modern (AD 1700-Present)
Pleiades
Kef Kalesi
Kef Kalesi
Kef Kalesi
Salvini 2012 pages 239-240
Salvini 2008 volume 1, page 582
Wikipedia (German) Kef_Kalesi
Wikidata Q15823298
A fort as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus: Permanent fortifications for troops, often surrounded by such elements as ditches, parapets, and ramparts and often used as advance posts in or near hostile territory.
fort
Representative location based on OpenStreetMap.
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-900
OpenStreetMap (Way 183026112, version 4, osm:changeset=51794008, 2017-09-06T21:34:36Z)
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OSM location of Kef Castle
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OSM Way 183026112
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Cuneiform
ANE
Pleiades
CIGS location of Kef Kalesi
Salvini 2012 pages 239-240
Salvini 2008 volume 1, page 582
Wikipedia (German) Kef_Kalesi
Wikidata Q15823298
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-600
-900
Pleiades
City of the god Haldi in the land Ziuquni
City of the god Haldi in the land Ziuquni
eCUT A 12-04 (CTU A 12-04)