Pis'mennye pamiatniki VostokaPis'mennye pamiatniki VostokaПисьменные памятники Востока1811-8062Eco-Vector54602810.55512/WMO546028Research worksИсследованияResearch ArticleSome Information about Urartian ArmyНекоторые сведения об урартской армииhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1444-6508MedvedskayaInna N.МедведскаяИнна Николаевна
Russian Federation

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

доктор исторических наук, ведущий на­учный сотрудник Отдела Древнего Востока

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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 Both categories originally made up the Urartian army: the šureli were indigenous Urartians, armed community members, while the huradineli were warriors who were recruited in the lands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.

В статье представлены исторические и археологические данные, которые подтверждают существование двух из четырех социальных категорий населения Урартского царства. Обе категории первоначально составляли урартскую армию: шурели были коренными урартами, вооруженными общинниками, хурадинели — воины, которые рекрутировались в завоеванных урартами землях. В VIII в. до н.э. воинская повинность шурели была отменена. Постепенно эта категория стала пополняться представителями элиты из завоеванных урартами стран. Это находит подтверждение в урартских текстах и в археологических находках в Маннейском царстве.

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