Ṭušpa is an Urartian fortress and settlement near the historic center of Van in southeastern Turkey. Here archaeological remains of buildings and inscribed objects of several Urartian kings starting with Sarduri I (ninth century BCE) have been found. Furthermore, the place is frequently mentioned in Urartian inscriptions in connection with the god Haldi, who is addressed as "Lord of Ṭušpa-City". Ṭupša is often referred to as the capital of Urartu, although this remains uncertain. Rather than an administrative center, it was probably a religious one. In later times the place was known as Thospia/Bouana/‘Ospa’ (BAtlas 89 F2 Thospia/Bouana/‘Ospa’). Today the ruins of the fortress are referred to as Van Kalesi (or Van Castle).
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Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 89 F2 Thospia/Bouana/‘Ospa’
Thospia/Bouana/‘Ospa’/Ṭušpa
DARMC 21490
Garsoian 1989 499
Wikipedia (English) Van, Turkey
GeogRav (Schnetz) 2.10
BAtlas 89 F2 Thospia/Bouana/‘Ospa’
Wikipedia (English) Tushpa
eCUT Sarduri I, son of Lutibri
TM GEO ID 47921: Thospia (Van)
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Van
W. Röllig
B. Siewert-Mayer
H. Kopp
Ospa
Rusaḫinele, Rusakhinele
Chauōn, Chauon
Van
Šamiramakert, Shamiramakert
Bouana
Vān, Van
Thospia
Bastām Qalʿečik, Bastam Qal'echik, Bastam Qalechik
Van
Tušpa, Tushpa
Rusaḫinili, Rusakhinili
Toprakkale
Bouana
Tušpā
Van Kalesi
Wān, Wan
Thospitis
Thōspia, Thospia
Tušpa, Tushpa
Van
Thospia/Bouana/‘Ospa’/Ṭušpa
Ṭušpa is an Urartian fortress and settlement near the historic center of Van in southeastern Turkey. Here archaeological remains of buildings and inscribed objects of several Urartian kings starting with Sarduri I (ninth century BCE) have been found. Furthermore, the place is frequently mentioned in Urartian inscriptions in connection with the god Haldi, who is addressed as "Lord of Ṭušpa-City". Ṭupša is often referred to as the capital of Urartu, although this remains uncertain. Rather than an administrative center, it was probably a religious one. In later times the place was known as Thospia/Bouana/‘Ospa’ (BAtlas 89 F2 Thospia/Bouana/‘Ospa’). Today the ruins of the fortress are referred to as Van Kalesi (or Van Castle).
fort, tower (deprecated)
Ospa
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 89 F2 Thospia/Bouana/‘Ospa’
300
Late Antique (AD 300-AD 640)
The Late Antique period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 300 and to end in the year 640 after the birth of Christ. [[300, 640]]
Ospa
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640
Wān
Wan
TAVO Index
-1200
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1801)
Abassid Middle East (AD 750–940)
ME, northern Africa [[750, 940]]
Early Medieval Caucasus (AD 850–1200)
Bagratid, Kingdom of Armenia/Kingdom of Georgia [[850,1200]]
1200 BC Middle East
ME, Greece [[-1200, -1199]]
Wān
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B. Siewert-Mayer
H. Kopp
W. Röllig
1200
Classical (Greco-Roman; 550 BC-330 BC)
The Classical period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 550 and end in the year 330 before the birth of Christ. [[-550, -330]]
Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300)
The Roman period (i.e., the early Roman Empire) in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 30 before the birth of Christ and to end in the year 300 after the birth of Christ. [[-30, 300]]
Crusader/Byzantine/Seljuq Middle East (AD 1081–1204)
Latin/1st-4th Crusades—end of Middle Byzantine—Rum/Seljuq [[1081, 1204]]
Van
Wikipedia (English) Van, Turkey
TAVO Index
-2000
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1752)
Roman Middle East (140 BC – AD 640)
ME [[-140, 640]]
Late Antique/Sasanian Middle East (AD 300–640)
ME [[300, 640]]
Perso-Ottoman-Russian Caucasus (AD 1500–1918)
Safavid-Qajar-Ottoman Empire-Russian Empire Caucasus [[1500,1918]]
Persian-Medieval Caucasus (AD 600–1500)
Persian—Arabic—Early Medieval—Middle Medieval—Turco-Mongol/Late Medieval Caucasus [[600,1500]]
Ottoman Decline-Mandate Middle East (AD 1900–1950)
ME [[1900,1950]]
Early Ottoman Empire (AD 1453–1683)
ends with the siege of Vienna [[1453,1683]]
Middle Bronze-Early Iron Age Iran (2000–650 BC)
Iran [[-2000,-650]]
Late Ottoman Empire (AD 1683–1918)
ME, Balkan, Northern Africa [[1683,1918]]
Neo-Assyrian/Babylonian Middle East (720–540 BC)
ME [[-720,-540]]
Modern Middle East (AD 1918–2000)
ME [[1918, 2000]]
Ottoman Empire (AD 1513–1918)
ME, Balkan, Northern Africa [[1513,1918]]
Transition Roman Early Empire-Late Antique (AD 284–337)
Mediterranean [[284, 337]]
Van
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B. Siewert-Mayer
W. Röllig
H. Kopp
2000
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OSM Way 134449359
Wikipedia (English) Van Fortress
OpenStreetMap (Way 134449359, version 12, osm:changeset=138538408, 2023-07-15T10:14:29Z)
-900
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Location based on OpenStreetMap
Urartian Eastern Anatolia (900–600 BC)
eastern Anatolia [[-900,-600]]
OSM location of Van Fortress
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-600
Safavid Middle East (AD 1501–1725)
Eastern ME, Central Asia [[1501,1725]]
Van
TAVO Index
-2000
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1752)
Van
2022-06-05T23:12:57-04:00
H. Kopp
W. Röllig
B. Siewert-Mayer
2000
Middle Byzantine (AD 850-1200)
Middle Byzantine period in areas where such designations are appropriate. [[850, 1200]]
1500 AD Middle East (AD 1500–1500)
ME, Greece, Indus [[1500,1500]]
Van Kalesi
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1753)
TAVO Index
Van Kalesi
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B. Siewert-Mayer
W. Röllig
H. Kopp
Bouana
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 89 F2 Thospia/Bouana/‘Ospa’
-30
Bouana
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300
Thospia
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 89 F2 Thospia/Bouana/‘Ospa’
-550
Thospia
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300
Bouana
TAVO Index
300
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 1, p. 284)
Bouana
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H. Kopp
B. Siewert-Mayer
W. Röllig
640
Vān
Van
TAVO Index
850
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1752)
Mongol Middle East (AD 1258–1501)
ME, Central Asia [[1258,1501]]
Crusader/Seljuq-Ayyubid Levant (AD 1099–1291)
Latin [[1099,1291]]
Ilkhanate Middle East (AD 1258–1335)
Ilkhanid, Hulagu, Early Mongol [[1258,1335]]
Vān
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H. Kopp
W. Röllig
B. Siewert-Mayer
1725
Tušpa
Tushpa
TAVO Index
-2000
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1722)
Achaemenid Middle East (540–330 BC)
ME [[-540, -330]]
Tušpa
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B. Siewert-Mayer
H. Kopp
W. Röllig
-330
Thōspia
Thospia
TAVO Index
-330
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1685)
Roman Early Empire/Parthian Middle East (30 BC – AD 226)
Early Roman/Parthian [[-30, 226]]
Hellenistic Middle East (330–140 BC)
Macedonian—Seleucid/Ptolemaic/Attalid/Greco-Bactrian [[-330, -140]]
Thōspia
2022-06-05T23:12:57-04:00
W. Röllig
H. Kopp
B. Siewert-Mayer
640
Van
Wikipedia (English) Van, Turkey
TAVO Index
-2000
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1752)
Van
2022-06-05T23:12:57-04:00
B. Siewert-Mayer
W. Röllig
H. Kopp
2000
Tušpā
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1722)
TAVO Index
Tušpā
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B. Siewert-Mayer
H. Kopp
W. Röllig
Thospitis
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 89 F2 Thospia/Bouana/‘Ospa’
Thospitis
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Toprakkale
TAVO Index
-540
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1700)
Toprakkale
2022-06-05T23:12:57-04:00
W. Röllig
B. Siewert-Mayer
H. Kopp
2000
Chauon
Chauōn
TAVO Index
300
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 1, p. 339)
Chauōn
2022-06-05T23:12:57-04:00
B. Siewert-Mayer
W. Röllig
H. Kopp
640
Šamiramakert
Shamiramakert
TAVO Index
300
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1423)
Šamiramakert
2022-06-05T23:12:57-04:00
B. Siewert-Mayer
H. Kopp
W. Röllig
640
Rusaḫinele
Rusakhinele
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1376)
TAVO Index
Rusaḫinele
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B. Siewert-Mayer
W. Röllig
H. Kopp
Rusaḫinili
Rusakhinili
TAVO Index
-2000
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1376)
Rusaḫinili
2022-06-05T23:12:57-04:00
H. Kopp
W. Röllig
B. Siewert-Mayer
-540
Bastam Qalechik
Bastam Qal'echik
Bastām Qalʿečik
TAVO Index
-2000
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 1, p. 229)
Bastām Qalʿečik
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W. Röllig
B. Siewert-Mayer
H. Kopp
-650
settlement
Equivalent to "inhabited place" as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus: General term for places or areas occupied, modified, or planned to be inhabited by communities of human populations and that contain enough societal functions to be relatively self-sufficient. They are characterized by inhabitants living in neighboring sets of living quarters and by the place having a proper name or a locally recognized status.
Tušpa
Tushpa
TAVO Index
-2000
A place name from the TAVO Index (Vol. 3, p. 1722)
Tušpa
2022-06-05T23:12:57-04:00
W. Röllig
H. Kopp
B. Siewert-Mayer
-330