Proper noun
Urartu
An Iron Age kingdom flourishing 9th-6th century BC, located in the Armenian Highland and centred in the mountainous region around Lake Van.
Assyria began to once more expand from circa. 935 BCE, and Urartu and Assyria became fierce rivals. Source: Internet
Assyria, with its stable monarchy, powerful army and secure borders was in a stronger position during this time than potential rivals such as Egypt, Babylonia, Elam, Phrygia, Urartu, Persia and Media. Source: Internet
Gold was in short supply, and the Amarna letters inform us that it was acquired from Egypt. Not many examples of Hurrian metal work have survived, except from the later Urartu. Source: Internet
Urartu was ravaged by marauding Indo-European speaking Scythian and Cimmerian raiders during this time, with its vassal king (together with the king of neighbouring Lydia ) vainly pleading with the beleaguered Assyrian king for help. Source: Internet
From there they pushed further North in the district of Eysala for the purpose of being hidden from the eyes from neighbouring Urartu. Source: Internet
Urartu However, a power vacuum was to allow a new and powerful Hurrian state whose rulers spoke Urartian, similar to old Hurrian, to arise. Source: Internet