Entity Sources

2,936 links between entities and the sources that attest them, with evidence type and passage-level notes. The primary evidence layer: every entity classification traces to at least one record here.

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{'description': 'e.g. Direct attestation, Secondary analysis, Epigraphic, Numismatic'}
source_note
{'description': 'Specific passage citations and notes on how this source attests the entity'}

10 rows where source_id = "SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU"

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ENT_URA_ARUBANI,SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU,scholarly attestation Arubani ENT_URA_ARUBANI Boris B. Piotrovsky, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure, trans. James Hogarth (Cowles / Cresset Press, New York / London, 1969) SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU scholarly attestation Piotrovsky (1969) pp. 100-102: Arubani as goddess associated with Khaldi; her dedications and role; the Shaushka comparison.
ENT_URA_BAGMASHTU,SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU,scholarly attestation Bagmashtu ENT_URA_BAGMASHTU Boris B. Piotrovsky, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure, trans. James Hogarth (Cowles / Cresset Press, New York / London, 1969) SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU scholarly attestation Consort of Khaldi at Musasir (Ardini); where most of Urartu names Arubani as Khaldi's wife, Musasir dedications name 'Khaldi and his wife Bagmashtu', a regional consort tradition.
ENT_URA_HUBA,SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU,scholarly attestation Huba ENT_URA_HUBA Boris B. Piotrovsky, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure, trans. James Hogarth (Cowles / Cresset Press, New York / London, 1969) SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU scholarly attestation Consort of the storm-god Teisheba in the Urartian god-list, corresponding to Hurrian Hepat, consort of Teshub, consistent with Teisheba being the Urartian reception of Teshub.
ENT_URA_KHALDI,SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU,scholarly attestation Khaldi ENT_URA_KHALDI Boris B. Piotrovsky, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure, trans. James Hogarth (Cowles / Cresset Press, New York / London, 1969) SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU scholarly attestation Piotrovsky (1969) pp. 90-110: Khaldi in the Urartian cult; the bronze shields and divine figures from Karmir Blur; the annals formula "By the greatness of Khaldi"; the Musasir treasury as described in Sargon II's campaign letter.
ENT_URA_SELARDI,SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU,scholarly attestation Selardi ENT_URA_SELARDI Boris B. Piotrovsky, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure, trans. James Hogarth (Cowles / Cresset Press, New York / London, 1969) SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU scholarly attestation Urartian moon deity named in the Meher Kapisi god-list; gender and full role debated, attestation limited to the divine list.
ENT_URA_SHIVINI,SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU,scholarly attestation Shivini ENT_URA_SHIVINI Boris B. Piotrovsky, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure, trans. James Hogarth (Cowles / Cresset Press, New York / London, 1969) SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU scholarly attestation Piotrovsky (1969) pp. 96-98: Shivini in the divine triad; solar iconography in Urartian art and inscriptions.
ENT_URA_SPEAR_KHALDI,SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU,scholarly attestation The Spear of Khaldi ENT_URA_SPEAR_KHALDI Boris B. Piotrovsky, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure, trans. James Hogarth (Cowles / Cresset Press, New York / London, 1969) SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU scholarly attestation The lance of Khaldi was a sacred weapon embodying the war-god's power; the Karagunduz stele praises it as victorious, and Khaldi's temples were 'houses of weapons'.
ENT_URA_TEISHEBA,SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU,scholarly attestation Teisheba ENT_URA_TEISHEBA Boris B. Piotrovsky, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure, trans. James Hogarth (Cowles / Cresset Press, New York / London, 1969) SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU scholarly attestation Piotrovsky (1969) pp. 95-100: Teisheba cult at Teishebaini (Karmir Blur); excavation finds; storm-deity function in Urartian inscriptions.
ENT_URA_TRIAD,SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU,scholarly attestation The Supreme Triad of Urartu ENT_URA_TRIAD Boris B. Piotrovsky, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure, trans. James Hogarth (Cowles / Cresset Press, New York / London, 1969) SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU scholarly attestation The organizing triad of the Urartian state pantheon — Khaldi (supreme/war), Teisheba (storm), Shivini (sun) — opening the 79-deity Meher Kapisi god-list of Ishpuini and Minua.
ENT_URA_TUSHPUEA,SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU,scholarly attestation Tushpuea ENT_URA_TUSHPUEA Boris B. Piotrovsky, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure, trans. James Hogarth (Cowles / Cresset Press, New York / London, 1969) SRC_PIOTROVSKY_URARTU scholarly attestation Urartian goddess listed third in the female-deity sequence of the Meher Kapisi inscription (paralleling Shivini); the capital Tushpa is held to derive its name from her.

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CREATE TABLE "entity_sources" (
   [entity_id] TEXT REFERENCES [entities]([entity_id]),
   [source_id] TEXT REFERENCES [sources]([source_id]),
   [evidence_type] TEXT,
   [source_note] TEXT,
   PRIMARY KEY ([entity_id], [source_id], [evidence_type])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_sources_source_id]
    ON [entity_sources] ([source_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_sources_entity_id]
    ON [entity_sources] ([entity_id]);