Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale

Journal | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Journal issue | 59 | 2023
Research Article | Un’analisi del riutilizzo delle epigrafi urartee in epoca medievale nell’Altopiano Armeno

Un’analisi del riutilizzo delle epigrafi urartee in epoca medievale nell’Altopiano Armeno

Abstract

This contribution examines the phenomenon of reuse of the epigraphic material carved on stone, produced by the civilization of Urartu. The methods of reuse during the centuries have been varied and are the subject of in-depth analysis in this contribution. From the analysed data, the greatest interest in Urartian inscriptions occurred during the initial phase of the Middle Ages, in particular starting from the 7th century AD, but the phenomenon seems to continue without interruption until the end of the 19th century, in the first great season of the archaeological discoveries of the area.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Feb. 10, 2023 | Accepted: April 27, 2023 | Published Aug. 29, 2023 | Language: en

Keywords Spolia • Khachkar • Urartian inscriptions • Medieval reuses • Christianisation processes • Armenian church

Copyright © 2023 Roberto Dan, Onofrio Gasparro, Arthur Petrosyan , Boris Gasparyan. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2023/01/005


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