Recreation of Musasir temple. The Musasir temple, built in 825 BC, was an important temple in Musasir, the holy city of Urartu. The Temple at Musasir appears in an Assyrian bas-relief which adorned the palace of King Sargon II at Khorsabad, to commemorate his victory over "the seven kings of Urartu" in 714 BC. [4]

Muṣaṣir, ancient city probably located near the upper Great Zab River between Lake Urmia and Lake Van in what is now Turkey. Muṣaṣir was particularly important during the first half of the 1st millennium bc and is known primarily from reliefs and inscriptions of the Assyrian king Sargon II, who captured it in 714.

Musasir was home to the main temple of the god Haldi. The temple served as a transregional cult center, bestowing status and wealth on the little kingdom. Nevertheless, tragedy would eventually strike at the very heart of the realm.

Nov 3, 2014 · The Musasir temple was an important Araratian temple dedicated to Haldi, the supreme god of the kingdom of Urartu, an Iron Age kingdom centered on Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands, which extended out across what is now Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Armenia.

Oct 8, 2024 · The Musasir Temple, built in 825 BC, was a significant religious site in the holy city of Urartu. It appears in Assyrian bas-reliefs, commemorating King Sargon II’s victory over the “seven kings of Urartu” in 714 BC.

Feb 5, 2019 · One of the most ancient cities of Armenia, the legendary Mutsatsir or Musasir, for many centuries has been the main religious and spiritual center of the Kingdom of Van (Urartu), as well as its throne

Jul 31, 2023 · One of the oldest cities of Armenia, the legendary Mutsatsir or Musasir, was for many centuries the main religious-spiritual center of the Kingdom of Van (Urartu), its throne city, where the kings of Van were crowned. Debates about the …

Musasir est une ancienne cité située au nord-est de la Mésopotamie antique, donc la localisation exacte n'a pas été déterminée. Elle a été la capitale d'une petite principauté durant la première moitié du I er millénaire av. J.-C. , située à la charnière entre les zones d'influences des deux plus grandes puissances de l'époque ...

The paper explores the historical geography and political significance of the ancient buffer states between Assyria and Urartu, specifically focusing on Musasir, Kumme, Ukku, and Subria.

Many scholars believe that this archaeological culture in Iraqi Kurdistan formed the core of a kingdom called Musasir in contemporary Assyrian texts (see page 30).