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Urartu Art - A Sumerian Legacy ?
The art produced by the Urartu civilization, which flourished in ancient Armenia, eastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran from the 9th to...

Ryan Moorhen
Jan 7, 20193 min read


Urartu and Sumerian Origins are One in the Same
The origins of urban settlements have generally been attributed to the riverine societies of southern Mesopotamia (in what is now...

Ryan Moorhen
Jan 7, 201920 min read


Armenia, The Homeland of the Sumerians?
How and where did the great Sumerian civilization come from? Many scientists have been and are still struggling to solve the mystery of...

Ryan Moorhen
Jan 6, 20195 min read


Apkallu in Urartu Mythology with Winged Disc on Bucket
Theispas (also known as Teisheba or Teišeba) of Kumenu was the Araratian (Urartian) weather-god, notably the god of storms and thunder....

Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
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