Some Information about Urartian Army

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The article presents historical and archaeological data that confirm the existence of two of the four social categories in the population of the Urartian kingdom. Both categories originally made up the Urartian army: the šureli were indigenous Urartians, armed community members, while the huradineli were warriors who were recruited in the lands conquered by the Urartians. In the 8th century B.C., the members of the former group ceased to be drafted. Gradually, this category began to be filled with representatives of the elite from the countries conquered by the Urartians. This is confirmed by Urartian texts and archaeological finds in the Mannaean kingdom.

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Inna N. Medvedskaya

Institute of Oriental Manuscripts RAS

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Dr. Sci. (History), Leading Researcher of the Department of Ancient Eastern Studies

Russian Federation, St. Petersburg

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