Minua Irrigation Canal Oktay Belli

I - FOREWORD
II - PRESENTATION
III - INTRODUCTION
IV - VAN CASTLE (TUŞPA)
V - THE MINUA IRRIGATION CANAL AND THE HANGING
GARDENS
OF QUEEN TARIRIA8
VI - CUNEIZE STONE AND THE ROCK INSCRIPTIONS OF
THE MINUA IRRIGATION CANAL
VII - WINE OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICE CEREMONIES
VIII - THE IMPORTANT STONE QUARRY AND WORKSHOPS
FOUND
AROUND EDREMIT2
IX - ESTABLISHMENT OF VINEYARDS AND GARDENS FOR
QUEEN TARIRIA IN
THE KADEM BASTI LOCATION
X - MONUMENTAL ROCK SIGNS LOCATED AROUND EDREMIT
XI - CUNEIFORM WRITING ON ROCK GATES FOUND IN THE
CENTRAL
REGION OF THE URARTU KINGDOM (HALDI GATES)
XII - HAZINE (TREASURY) PIRI ROCK GATE WITH CUNEIFORM
WRITING
(HALDI GATE)
XIII - PAGAN ROCK GATE WITH CUNEIFORM WRITING (HALDI
İçindekiler

GATE)
XIV - MEHER ROCK GATE WITH CUNEIFORM WRITING (HALDI
GATE
XV - THE LEGENDARY MINUA (SEMIRAMIS/ŞAMRAM)
IRRIGATION CANAL
AND VINE GARDEN ACCORDING TO MEDIEVAL WRITTEN
SOURCES
XVI - THE MINUA (SEMIRAMIS/ŞAMRAM) IRRIGATION CANAL
VINEYARDS
AND SURROUNDING AREAS DURING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
XVII - CONCLUSION
XVIII-RESOURCES