Rusa II

Rusa II was king of Urartu between around 680 BC and 639 BC.

It was during his reign that the massive fortress complex, Karmir-Blur, was constructed.

[1] Rusa II was known to Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, as Yaya or Iaya.

A cuneiform inscription has been found commemorating the king building a canal to channel water to the city of Quarlini from the Ildaruni (Hrazdan River).

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A cuneiform inscription of the Urartian king Rusa II commemorating the building of a canal.