Erimena
Sign in to saveErimena, according to tradition, was the twelfth king of Urartu and reigned from 625 to 605 BC. He was the successor of Sarduri III and father of Rusa III, who ruled Urartu from 610-590 B.C. Little is known about Erimena; his name was mentioned in an inscribed bronze shield found at Toprakkale by Hormuzd Rassam in 1880 that is now located in the British Museum. Erimena, according to a Babylonian chronicle, held an expedition in the mountainous region of Bit Hanounia, under the rule of Nabopolassar. He also suffered many attacks from the Babylonians which led to the decline of Urartu.
Person
- Born
- 0650-00-00
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Erimena
- Royalty.image
- Urartian Shield of Rusa, Son of Erimena.jpg
- Royalty.image_size
- 250px
- Royalty.caption
- Inscribed Urartian shield mentioning Erimena
- Royalty.succession
- King of Urartu
- Royalty.reign
- 625–605 BC
- Royalty.reign type
- Reign
- Royalty.predecessor
- Sarduri III
- Royalty.pre type
- Predecessor
- Royalty.successor
- Rusa III
- Royalty.suc type
- Successor
- Royalty.issue
- Rusa III
- Royalty.father
- Rusa II
- Royalty.type
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Key dates
- Born
- 650 BCE
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Erimena, according to tradition, was the twelfth king of Urartu and reigned from 625 to 605 BC. He was the successor of Sarduri III and father of Rusa III, who ruled Urartu from 610-590 B.C. Little is known about Erimena; his name was mentioned in an inscribed bronze shield found at Toprakkale by Hormuzd Rassam in 1880 that is now located in the British Museum. Erimena, according to a Babylonian chronicle, held an expedition in the mountainous region of Bit Hanounia, under the rule of Nabopolassar. He also suffered many attacks from the Babylonians which led to the decline of Urartu.
== History == thumb|The Kingdom of Urartu (yellow) from 610 to 585 BC.