Sarduri I (ruled: 834 BC – 828 BC), also known as Sarduris, Sedur, and Asiduri, was
king
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of
Urartu. He was known as Ishtarduri to the Assyrians.
It is unclear whether Sarduri's father,
Lutipri, was a king of Urartu. It is possible that Lutipri was not a king and that Sarduri established a new dynasty.
Sarduri I is most known for moving the capital of the
Urartu kingdom to
Tushpa (Van). This proved to be significant as Tushpa became the focal point of politics in the
Near East
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. His kingdom was influenced by the
Neo-Assyrian Empire
The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the fourth and penultimate stage of ancient Assyrian history. Beginning with the accession of Adad-nirari II in 911 BC, the Neo-Assyrian Empire grew to dominate the ancient Near East and parts of South Caucasus, Nort ...
through architecture, royal titles, and the usage of
Akkadian language
Akkadian ( ; )John Huehnergard & Christopher Woods, "Akkadian and Eblaite", ''The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages''. Ed. Roger D. Woodard (2004, Cambridge) Pages 218–280 was an East Semitic language that is attested ...
in early Urartian inscriptions.
He was succeeded by his son,
Ishpuini of Urartu, who then expanded the kingdom.
The title Sarduri used was '
King of the Four Quarters'.
It has been suggested that the name Sarduri comes from ''Sardi dur'', meaning "given by Sardi." Sardi was the Urartian equivalent of
Ishtar, and the name Sarduri was written as "Ishtarduri" in Assyrian sources. The ''duri'' suffix would be a form of Armenian ''tur'' (տուր), meaning "given by," comparable to Greek ''dôron'' (δῶρον), meaning "gift."
[Armen Petrosyan. "On the ethnic origin of the ruling elite of Urartu." ''Archaeopress Archaeology''. 2019. p. 406.]
See also
*
List of kings of Urartu
References
Sources
*521-522
*
Kings of Urartu
9th-century BC monarchs
Kings of the Universe
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