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Erimena
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Erimena, according to tradition, was the twelfth king of Urartu and reigned from 625 to 605 BC. He was the successor of Sarduri III and father of Rusa III, who ruled Urartu from 610-590 B.C. Little is known about Erimena; his name was mentioned in an inscribed bronze shield found at Toprakkale by Hormuzd Rassam in 1880 that is now located in the British Museum. Erimena, according to a Babylonian chronicle, held an expedition in the mountainous region of Bit Hanounia, under the rule of Nabopolassar. He also suffered many attacks from the Babylonians which led to the decline of Urartu.

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Royalty.name
Erimena
Royalty.image
Urartian Shield of Rusa, Son of Erimena.jpg
Royalty.image_size
250px
Royalty.caption
Inscribed Urartian shield mentioning Erimena
Royalty.succession
King of Urartu
Royalty.reign
625–605 BC
Royalty.reign type
Reign
Royalty.predecessor
Sarduri III
Royalty.pre type
Predecessor
Royalty.successor
Rusa III
Royalty.suc type
Successor
Royalty.issue
Rusa III
Royalty.father
Rusa II
Royalty.type
Monarch

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date of birth
0650-00-00

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Erimena, according to tradition, was the twelfth king of Urartu and reigned from 625 to 605 BC. He was the successor of Sarduri III and father of Rusa III, who ruled Urartu from 610-590 B.C. Little is known about Erimena; his name was mentioned in an inscribed bronze shield found at Toprakkale by Hormuzd Rassam in 1880 that is now located in the British Museum. Erimena, according to a Babylonian chronicle, held an expedition in the mountainous region of Bit Hanounia, under the rule of Nabopolassar. He also suffered many attacks from the Babylonians which led to the decline of Urartu.

== History == thumb|The Kingdom of Urartu (yellow) from 610 to 585 BC.

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