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The Urartians, a kingdom from the former owners of Anatolia, which was considered a treasure trove of treasures, collapsed due to the military pressures of the Medes and Assyrians after experiencing a very active period in the region for 300 years. While they lived a war with the Assyrians for 300 years, they worshiped very simply without compromising their beliefs. In fact, just as they hosted many god cults in the Harran region, they also showed the same sensitivity to the god cults of the Hurrians, Mitanni and Hittites.
We see that their chief god, Haldi, was worshiped as the god of war and cattle and sheep were sacrificed in his name. In particular, the Urartu government, which grouped its official gods, ranked this god first and stated that it was the state god. We cannot see a detailed explanation about whether the sacrifices mentioned in the Meherkapi god list, where God Haldi is ranked first, are monthly or annual.
In this work, Ali Narçın briefly talks about the traditions and lifestyles of the Urartians and states that they adopted the cults of unknown gods and goddesses in their beliefs, as well as the cults of gods that remained idle after the Hittites dispersed.
