What is the name of the language spoken by the people of Urartu?
Q: What is the name of the language spoken by the people of Urartu?
A: The language spoken by the people of Urartu is called Urartian.
Q: Where was ancient kingdom of Urartu located?
A: The ancient kingdom of Urartu was located in northeast Anatolia (present-day Turkey), in the region of Lake Van.
Q: Is Urartian a Semitic or Indo-European language?
A: No, Urartian is not a Semitic or Indo-European language; it is a member of the Hurro-Urartian family.
Q: Is there any evidence that suggests that besides cuneiform inscriptions, there may have been another writing system used by the people of Urartu?
A: Yes, there is a hypothesis that suggests that besides cuneiform inscriptions, there may have been a native hieroglyphic writing system used by the people of Urartu.
Q: Who attempted to decipher some of these hieroglyphs?
A: Armenian scientist Artak Movsisyan published a partial attempt deciphering some of these hieroglyphs.
A:: What did he conclude about them?
A: He concluded that they were written in an early form of Armenian.
