Belief system adopted in the ancient state of Urartu
Urartian deity. The bronze sculpture was discovered on Toprakkale hill, and is kept in the Hermitage Museum
Urartu religion is a belief system adopted in the ancient state of Urartu, which existed from the 8th to 6th centuries BC. It was typical of despotic states from Near East. The Urartu religion was polytheistic in nature and derived from the earlier beliefs of Mesopotamia and Anatolia.[1] As in other beliefs of the ancient East, Urartu had a pantheon of deities, patronizing various phenomena. The main deity was Haldi. The worlds of humans and gods were united through ritual sacrifices. The Urartu religion absorbed the motifs of the tree of life, the serpent and the winged solar disk characteristic of the ancient East.[2] Against the background of Mesopotamian beliefs, Urartu was distinguished by a high level of religious tolerance,[3] which was conditioned by the multinationality of the state.[4]
^P.E. Zimansky. Ancient Ararat. A handbook of Urartian studies. p. 86.
^Б.Б. Пиотровский. Ванское царство (Урарту). pp. 220–231.
^M. Chahin. The Kingdom of Armenia. p. 141.
^P.E. Zimansky. Ecology and empire. The structure of the Urartian state.
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