Editing Urartian language (section)

== Corpus ==
[[Image:Urartian language stone, Erebuni museum 3.jpg|thumb|An Urartian cuneiform [[stele|stone inscription]] on display at the Erebuni Museum in [[Yerevan]]. The inscription reads: ''For the God [[Khaldi (god)|Khaldi]], the lord, [[Argishtis I of Urartu|Argishti]], son of [[Menuas of Urartu|Menua]], built this temple and this mighty fortress. I proclaimed it Irbuni (Erebuni) for the glory of the countries of Biai (=Urartu) and for holding the Lului (=enemy) countries in awe. By the greatness of God Khaldi, this is Argishti, son of Menua, the mighty king, the king of the countries of Biai, ruler of the city of Tushpa'']]

The oldest recorded texts originate from the reign of [[Sarduri I]], from the late 9th century BCE.<ref>Urartu - Page 65 by Boris Borisovich Piotrovskiĭ</ref> Texts were produced until the fall of the realm of Urartu, approximately 200 years later.

Approximately two hundred inscriptions written in the Urartian language, which adopted and modified the cuneiform script, have been discovered to date.<ref>The international standard Bible encyclopedia - Page 234 by Geoffrey William Bromiley</ref>