Bagvarti
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Bagmashtu is an Araratian
(Urartian) goddess, and the consort or wife of the chief Urartian god Haldi
. Although throughout most of Urartu
Arubani
is known as Khaldi's wife, at the excavation of Musasir
references to "Khaldi and his wife, Bagmashtu" were found inscribed on some of the items. It is assumed that when Urartu expanded its territories to include the area Musasir, local gods were incorporated and a new pantheon was created for that region. The locality and addition of Bagmashtu are supported by the fact that her name is of Armenian
origin.
Urartu
Urartu , corresponding to Ararat or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highland....
(Urartian) goddess, and the consort or wife of the chief Urartian god Haldi
Khaldi (god)
Ḫaldi was one of the three chief deities of Ararat . His shrine was at Ardini.The other two chief deities were Theispas of Kumenu, and Shivini of Tushpa....
. Although throughout most of Urartu
Urartu
Urartu , corresponding to Ararat or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highland....
Arubani
Arubani
Arubani is the Urartian's goddess of fertility and art. She was also the wife of their supreme god, Khaldi.-Sources:# Piotrovsky, Boris B. The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure. Cowles Book Co. ISBN 0214667936 # http://www.tacentral.com/erebuni/art.asp...
is known as Khaldi's wife, at the excavation of Musasir
Musasir
Muṣaṣir , in Urartian Ardini was an ancient city of Urartu, attested in Assyrian sources of the 9th and 8th centuries BC....
references to "Khaldi and his wife, Bagmashtu" were found inscribed on some of the items. It is assumed that when Urartu expanded its territories to include the area Musasir, local gods were incorporated and a new pantheon was created for that region. The locality and addition of Bagmashtu are supported by the fact that her name is of Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
origin.