Assyrians
& Nairi
In texts written in the name of
the Assyrian King Tukulti-Ninurta I (1243–1207 B.C.), son of Shalmaneser
I, they are now known as “the lands of Nairi,” a term the Assyrians
chose for almost a century replaced the name of Uruatri (Urartu).
Inscriptions in the palace and temple tell how 43 kings of the
lands of the Nairi were brought in chains to Assur. Then the lands
of Nairi offered valuable gifts to the king of Assyria, tribute was
exacted from them, and a new honour was added to the official style
of the Assyrian king—“king of all the lands of Nairi.” Lake Van
became “the Sea of Nairi.”ArcImaging - The Search For Noah's Ark