Posted on 08/03/2006 10:18:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
An inscription of Urartian king Ishpuini (circa 830 - 810 BC) has disappeared from Baraghaneh Mountain, near Bukan in West Azarbaijan Province, the Persian service of CHN reported...
(Excerpt) Read more at iranmania.com ...
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Is that the one that goes:
There once was a lass from Lake Van,
Who desperately wanted a man.
They tried to fool her
By sending a mullah.
She said, "What a lame **** from Iran!"
http://www.geocities.com/anadolu_muzesi/urartu/urartu.html
some interesting artifacts and history on this link
Were pictures taken of the inscription? Were translations ever done?
Thanks for that link.
It said, "do not remove or deface this sign". ;') The description of the inscription was pretty detailed, so I'd guess offhand that the translation was done, and that impressions and/or photos were made of it.
It's not clear whether it was defaced or stolen.
did the mullahs blow it up?
Probably got plundered for sale to a private collection, or to go to a museum. Even though there has been an international agreement prohibiting this since the 1980s, things like this do go on.
Probably went riding on the Baraghaneh express...
LOL!
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