This is due to the belief that the Urartians used the cuneiform symbol š to voice an s-sound, as opposed to representing the digraph sh.

[2] A son and the successor of Menua, he continued the series of conquests initiated by his predecessors, apparently campaigning every year of his reign.

[4] After an uprising by the inhabitants of the newly conquered regions, Argishti deported them and repopulated the area with subjects from other parts of his empire.

[5] In those territories, Argishti built Erebuni Fortress in 782 BC, settling it with 6,600 prisoners of war from Hatti and Supani.

[7] Inscriptions belonging to the Urartian king Argishti I were found in Kepenek Castle, located on a hill near Muş.