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Rusa II
King of Urartu
Reign
680–639 BC
Predecessor
Argishti II
Successor
Sarduri III
Father
Argishti II
Mother
Hasis
A cuneiform inscription of the Urartian king Rusa II commemorating the building of a canal.
Rusa II was king of Urartu between around 680 BC and 639 BC. It was during his reign that the massive fortress complex, Karmir-Blur, was constructed.[1]
Rusa II was known to Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, as Yaya or Iaya.
A cuneiform inscription has been found commemorating the king building a canal to channel water to the city of Quarlini from the Ildaruni (Hrazdan River).
^Ian Lindsay and Adam T. Smith, A History of Archaeology in the Republic of Armenia, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 31, No. 2, Summer, 2006:173.
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