Urartu: Perbedaan antara revisi

With the expansion of Urartian territory, many of the gods worshiped by conquered peoples were incorporated into the Urartian pantheon, as a mean to confirm the annexation of territories and promote political stability. However, although the Urartians incorporated many deities into their pantheon, they appeared to be selective in their choices. Although many Urartian kings made conquests in the North, such as the [[Lake Sevan|Sevan]] region, many of those peoples' gods remain excluded. This was most likely the case because Urartians considered the people in the North to be barbaric, and disliked their deities as much as they did them. Good examples of incorporated deities however are the goddesses [[Bagvarti]] (Bagmashtu) and [[Selardi]]. On Mheri-Dur, or Meher-Tur (the "Gate of Mehr"), overlooking modern [[Van (Turkey)|Van]], an inscription lists a total of 79 deities, and what type of sacrificial offerings should be made to each; goats, sheep, cattle, and other animals served as the sacrificial offerings. Urartians did not practice human sacrifice.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Kingdom of Armenia|url= https://archive.org/details/kingdomofarmenia0000chah|last=Chahin |first=Mark|year=1987 |publisher=Dorset Press|isbn=0-88029-609-7|accessdate=2009-03-26}}</ref>