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Aramu or Arame (ruled 858–844 BC) was the first known king of Urartu.[citation needed]
Living at the time of Shalmaneser III (ruled 859-824 BC), Aramu united the Nairi tribe against the threat of the Assyrian Empire. His capital at Arzashkun was captured by Shalmaneser.[citation needed]
Aramu has been suggested as the prototype of both Aram and Ara the Beautiful, two of the legendary forefathers of the Armenian people.[1] Khorenatsi's History (1.5) puts them six and seven generations after Haik, in the chronology of Mikayel Chamchian dated to the 19th to 18th century BC.
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References
- ^ Lang (1970), p. 85.
- David Marshall Lang, Armenia: cradle of civilization (1970).
| Preceded by Newly-unified kingdom |
King of Urartu 858–844 BC |
Succeeded by Lutipri |
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