#nairi and river

[bitzsims]

A promise kept.

[saturniandragon]

Quarantine got me bored so I decided to design an alien species.

Still in development state but this fictional extraterrestrial species will be called the Nairi (na-EE-ree) (plural: Nairen).

(female body design coming soon)

Excellent swimmers and underwater hunters who originate from Jupiter's icy satellite, Europa. They're short lived, having a lifespan of about 70 years maximum compared to human's 80-90 year lifespan. They're amphibious; able to survive both on land and underwater, as hinted by their biology of having nostrils and gills as part of their double respiration system.

While they're amphibious, most prefer to do work and other activities underwater, near shorelines or in proximity of large bodies of water (dams, lakes, rivers). Excessive heat or sunlight exposure can be dangerous to their blood so they must regularly maintain their body temperature and scale moisture, either by staying submerged at all times, having frequent dips into the water or taking a shower every hour. And those who have settled in human territories have been known to install a small indoor pool to function as a bed.

Their intelligence level is quite high; adult individuals having up to 90% the intelligence of an adult human.

All information is subject to change during development state.

[armeniaitn]

A Brief History Of Armenia

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A Brief History Of Armenia

The Armenian origin 

There are several theories about the history of Armenia. Legends opine that the descendants of bisbisnipote (great great grandson) of Noah, Hayk are known as the Armenians. It is said that after the floods, Noah’s Ark ran aground on Mount Ararat. Since then to mark this tradition, the Armenians call it their country and the place came to be known as Hayastan.

However, historians have spoken differently about the history of Armenia. Historians have linked the origin of Armenians to the birth of a tribal group in Hayasa-Azzi between 1500 BC-1200 BC. The tribals lived to the west of the Armenian plateau.

As the Hayasa-Azzi lived close to the Hittite empire, violent confrontations often broke out between the two. The clashes continued till the end of the Bronze age when the Hayasa-Azzi was finally defeated by the Hittites.

The rise of Urartu Kingdom 

According to the history of Armenia, the Armenian empire fell under a group of kingdoms, referred to as Nairi (land of rivers) by the Assyrians between 1200 and 800 BC. These kingdoms finally assimilated with the kingdom of Urartu.

The kingdom of Urartu is a civilization that developed in between 800 and 600 BC is the East Asia minor and the Caucasus. The kingdom was known as the first Armenian empire.

King Aramu was the first to unite the empire as per the history of Armenia. The empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea and also spread across the majority of Eastern Turkey. 

The Urartu kingdom enjoyed its maximum prosperity under King Sardui II. He extended the borders of the kingdom beyond River Tigris and river Euphrates, much similar to Lake Aleppo and Urmia.

Urartu was also known as the ‘kingdom of Ararat.’ Through the various manuscripts about the history of Armenia, it is learned that Urartu and Armenia were often referred to as the same country. 

The Behistun’s inscription, carved in three languages in 520 BC is a prime example. Built under the orders of Persia’s Darius the great, the inscription refers to the kingdom as Harminuia in Elamite, Armenia in Old Persian, and Urartu in Babylon.

Between the end of the seventh century and early sixth century, the Urartu kingdom was substituted by the Armenian kingdom. Orontid, the Armenian dynasty ruled over this empire.

The Rule of the Orontid dynasty, the Birth of Armenian Kingdom

The dynasty of Orontid established their rule over the empire of Armenia after the fall of the Urartu kingdom in 600 BC. The Orontids had captured the Armenian empire during the invasion of the Medes and the Scythians. Around this period, the Armenians took to Iranians traditions and names.

The Orontids acted as provincial governors or satraps to the Persian kings. However, after the death of Persia’s Cambyses II, the Armenians led a revolution that was disrupted by Persia’s Darius the I.

Soon after the changes in the Persian Empire, the Armenian empire too was divided into many satrapies. In 480 BC, the satrapies had assigned troops for the Xerxes invasion. The proximity of the Persians and the Armenians were broken by the Macedonian conquest. 

After the invasion of Alexander the Great, the Persian empire crumbled, and just like other regions, the Armenian empire was soon divided into two parts.

One region, Sophene or great Armenia was located between the Tigris headwaters Euphrates’s middle course. Later it was bifurcated into Sophene and Armenia. 

The other region, Armenia Pontica or little Armenia was located between the headwaters of Ali and Lico and the Euphrates.

According to the history of Armenia, the different regions were subjected to different fates. Little Armenia came under the rule of the very powerful king Pontus in the second century BC. 

Meanwhile, Sophene lost its independence and survived under the rule of king Cappadocia for a brief period.

A different Armenian history says that Great Armenia established itself as a state by escaping the rule of the Seleucids. The Seleucids could not capture the region because of its mountainous region which acted as a barrier against Greek invasions. The other reason was the Persian characteristics ingrained in the Armenians that involuntarily opposed Greek influence.

Armenia’s Second Kingdom

As per Strabo, during this time the Armenians started speaking one language, the Armenian language. Soon the Armenians announced their independence with the defeat of the Seleucides by the Roman empire.

Between 95 to 66 BC, under the leadership of Tigranes II the Great, the empire spread from the Caucasus to the present eastern region of Turkey, from Syria to Lebanon and across the ‘kingdom of three seas’- the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean sea.

The capital of the second Armenian empire which was born cannot be located to date. However, Tigranes II succumbed in the hands of the Roman troops, and the Armenian major was ruled by the Romans.

The Advent of Rome

In 37 AD the Armenians were forced to surrender under the Parthians soon to be taken over by the Roman after 10 years. The Romans lost the empire shortly after.

Under Nero’s rule between 55-63 AD, the Romans again fought against the Parthians ruling over Armenia. Capturing the Armenian empire in 60 AD and losing it in 62 AD, the Romans finally captured the region in 63 AD. However, In the battle of Rhandeia, the Parthians lost. The Parthian king forcibly signed a treaty assigning his brother Tiridates the throne of Armenia. The crowning of the king took place under Nero’s rule. Thus rose Armenia’s Arcadis dynasty.

Armenia Christianized

The Armenian history records the Armenians as the first to officially be termed as Christians after its conversion in 301 AD, long before the Romans adapted to it. 

According to the King Tiridates’ historic Agatangelo, the Christianization took place due to a clash between king Tiridates III and Son of Anak, Gregory.

The Armenian history says that Gregory was instructed to make sacrifices to goddess Anahit which he refused in the name of his faith for Christianity. Upon his refusal, he was subjected to severe torture which didn’t deter him from his opinion. Finally, he was ordered to be thrown into a deep well filled with snakes, a place where none had been before. But Gregory survived his time in the well with the blessings of a widow.

Meanwhile, several attempts were made by Diocletian, a Roman emperor, to seduce Hripsime. Smelling the danger, Hripsime had escaped to Armenia to seek protection. 

Amidst this, Tiridates fell in love with Hripsime and wanted to be with her. After several rejections from Hripsime, Tiridates tortured and killed her. 

As a traditional punishment marked in the history of Armenia, the king was transformed into a wild boar. He came back to his human form after rescuing Gregory from the pit after thirteen years.

Witnessing the miracle of being transformed into the human form, Tiridates decided to take to Christianity. He also baptized the Armenians and the official religion of the Armenians came into being.

Soon Gregory and Tiridates started destroying the Pegan’s worship places and started building churches.

The Armenian history also speaks about a vision of Jesus Christ that Gregory saw. Following the vision, Gregory built a church in Vagarshapat. The place came to be known as the Etchmiadzin meaning a place where the only-begotten descended. 

Soon the Pegan priests were taught about Christianity. They became ministers of the new religion. Pegan children went on to priests in churches. Thereafter, Gregory left the kingdom and settled as a hermit. His son became a bishop and head of the church.

Despite several historical theories about Armenians, the period of 301 AD- the Christianization of Armenians and 404 AD- the initiation of the Armenian alphabets by Mesrop Mashtots will remain evidence of the Armenian history.

The clash of the Three-Byzantine, Arab, and Seljuk 

In 591, the Persians were crushed by the Emperor Maurice of Byzantine. The emperor captured a vast part of Armenian territory. In 629 AD, Emperor Heraclius completed the capture only to lose it to Muslim Arabs in 645 AD. Following this, the Armenians came under the Caliph rule. 

Being ruled by a prince, the region soon came under the pressure of being converted to Islam. However, a treaty was signed which allowed the Armenians to practice Christianity.

The Armenians went through an economic, political, and cultural renaissance between 884-1045 AD until captured by Byzantium.

Ani, a new capital was founded which had a population of 200,000 people and 1001 churches. Armenian history says that at this time the population of European capitals had not reached 20,000.

Armenia gained prosperity after Ani came into the picture. It is said that Armenia was said to have a political impact on neighboring countries after Ani was built. However, the country’s loyalty faded as the feudal system became powerful in the region,

The greater Armenia was finally conquered by the Seljuk Turks In 1071 AD. Fearing slavery and death, several families fled from Armenia to settled places like Poland, Cilicia, etc.

It is mention-worthy that among the escapists was Ani’s last king, Rupen, Gagik II’s relative who settled in Cilicia.

The Death of the Armenian Independence

In 1080, Rupen founded the Cilician kingdom also known as Little Armenia or Armenia Minor after arriving on the Mediterranean Sea’s Gulf of Alexandretta. 

Thus the Rupenid dynasty was found which was a part of the Bagratid dynasty. Sis Sis became the capital of the kingdom. Although being squeezed between several Muslim states, the Christian kingdom was able to establish a powerful relationship with important Italian maritime cities that have been prospering for three hundred years. Colonies were built by Genoa, Venice, and Pisa on the kingdom’s coast.

The Mamelukes invaded Cilicia in the latter part of the fourteenth century. In 1375 the capital of Sis was captured by them which brought an end to the ongoing reign. 

The last independent king of the Armenian kingdom, Leo VI escaped for exile in Paris where he breathed his last is 1393.

In the Armenian history, Armenia lost its sovereignty during this period for atleast the next six centuries and was ruled by several foreign kings.

The Dominating Rule of the Ottoman and Persian 

The Armenian culture lost itself in the period between the fall of the Cilician empire and the end of the seventeenth century. 

Tamerlane forced his rule in Eastern Europe and Central Anatolia at the end of the fourteenth century but soon his kingdom was crushed.

The Ottoman Empire and the Safavids dynasty in Central Iran rose during the middle of the fifteenth century. The two dynasties battled against each other for about a hundred years for capturing Caucasus areas and Eastern Anatolia. 

The fight came to an end with the victory of the Ottomans. In 1585, the Ottomans successfully conquered Armenia’s eastern part.

At the onset of the seventeenth century, the Ottomans were forced to leave the Armenian territory by Shah Abbas I who failed in his repeated attempts. 

While he was withdrawing from the kingdom, he demanded the Armenians migrate from Julfa city. 

Following the incident, the city of New Julfa was founded by the migrants in Esfahan where they had settled. The region prospered commercially and culturally throughout the 17th century and early 18th century. The economic activities took place from India to Britain and Italy.

In 1736, the enmity between Persians and Ottomans settled with the defeat of the Ottomans by the Persians. The Persians established rule over the southern part of Transcaucasia which included Armenia.

As portrayed in the history of Armenia, the Persian Armenia soon feel into the hands of Russia and became a part of the USSR due to the Treaties of Gulistan and Turkmanchay,1813 and 1828, respectively. 

The Armenian region which was still under the Ottomans aimed at getting independence. Revolution started in the latter part of the 19th century with the formation of revolutionary committees based on a model by the nihilists of Russia. 

Sultan Abdul-Hamid struck back fiercely and the first mass killing of the Armenians took place in 1894, August-September. 

The second Armenian massacre happened in 1895-1896 during which thousands of Armenians were slaughtered by Hamidiés. 

Thus started the Armenian massacre which was to continue for the next thirty years under the regime of various Turks.

The Massacre

As the ‘Union and Progress’ party rose, the Armenians living in Turkey continued to suffer. The ‘young Turks’ tried to establish the supremacy of the Turks in the Ottoman region.

As the Turks had lost the Ottoman region in Europe, hey decided that the only way to expand was to reunite the Turks of Central Asia namely Tatars, Uzbeks, Kazakhs etc. 

The idea of Pan-Turkism in the history of Armenia originated from two main cultures. The first ideology was that of Marxism which taught the Young Turks about equality which said that all Ottomans must be equal, if so then all Ottomans must be Turks and in turn Muslims.

The second ideology focused on the Turks of the steppes of Central Asia and their reunion as the expansion of the European region was getting out of hand.

The idea of Pan Turkism was opposed by Christians, Armenians, Indo-Europeans, and Kurdish minorities. The Kurds being Muslims had no problem in getting along with the Turks. But the Christians and Armenians being of completely different origins posed a problem in accepting the Turks. Thus, they had to be removed.

In a view to eliminating the Armenians, in 1909 the massacre of Adana was led by the Turks who grabbed the opportunity at the eruption of the first world war.

During this period, the young Turks started eliminating the Armenians referred to as “Metz Yeghèrn,’ the Great Crime, the Armenian Genocide.

The initial genocide of the 20th century took place between 1915 to 1923. The history of Armenia recorded the massacre of nearly 1.5 people. The Armenian genocide let to the deportation and death of people in the Syrian desert. 

The survivors of the Armenian Genocide sought refuge in the Republic of Armenia.

The Republic of Armenia was born after the battle of Sardaraparat in which the Armenians defeated the Turks. Many people also took refuge in Syria, Israel, Europe, the United States, Egypt, and Lebanon.

In 1920, after the war, the Treaty of Sèvres forced the Turks to free the Armenians and hand over Armenia’s Ottoman territories. 

The Turkish national movement rejected the treaty. The leader of the movement, Mustafa Kemal toppled the Ottoman sultanate and announced a national secular republic. 

On 24th September, the Turks with the help of the Russians waged the Armenian-Turkish war. The war ended with the Treaty of Alexandropol signed on 2nd December 1920. The treaty marked the victory of the Turks.

However, on December 4th, Yerevan of Armenia was occupied by the Soviet Eleventh Army. This marked the end of the independent Democratic Republic. 

Soviet Power 

Armenia became a part of the Soviet Union on 4th March 4th, 1922.

On 11 September 1922 the Treaty of Kars was signed which made Turkey give up the Batumi port in exchange for cities like Iğdır, Kars, and Ardahan.  

The communist economic system-aided Soviet Armenia. It became an industrial economy from an agricultural one. Several villages transformed into cities. The Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic broke down in 1936.

Thereafter, Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan gained the title of independent republics of the USSR.

During the fifteenth anniversary of the Armenian genocide, the Armenians protested on the streets for the incident to be recognized by the Russian government. However, the order was restored by the Soviet troops.

To steer clear of further protests, a monument was built honoring the ones who died in the Armenian genocide. 

In Yerevan, a memorial was constructed in 1967 which consisted of a 44-meter stele. This symbolized the rebirth of the Armenians. The monument also had twelve monoliths in a circle which signified the twelve provinces which now belonged to the Turkish territories. 

A flame burning in the center of the circle represents the memory of the deceased in the Armenian genocide. A 100-meters long memorial hall leading to the monument displays the names of the villages where the Armenian genocide took place.

Nagorno-Karabakh War

Armenia announced its independence on 23 August 1990 which was a year prior to the downfall of the Soviet Union. But Armenia’s independence wasn’t acknowledged officially until 21 September 1991. On this day the new Republic of Armenia was declared.

The history of Armenia mentions that the rivalry between Armenia and Azerbaijan regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh territory kept growing and resulted in war. The war continued even after a cease-fire notice in 1994 and is still unresolved.

Present Armenia 

Since Armenia’s independence, it has gone through several developments even after blocked borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey. It has been referred to as “the Tiger of the Caucasus” since then and is appreciated for its high growth rate. 

The region receives funds worth $1.5 billion every year which accounts for about 20% of the GDP. Although poverty exists, the government involves the export of powerful technology and human capital for development. 

However, after the violent history of Armenia, it has been able to establish itself as a country that promises growth and has successfully maintained friendly relations with neighboring countries like Russia, Iran, and Georgia.

The development is funded by the international network of expats of the diaspora, who pay $ 1.5 billion each year: about 20% of GDP. Poverty is still widespread: to fight it the government supports exports focused on high technology and human capital and, although in the last five years the economic boom has been resized, Armenia is still a country with a strong growth thanks to the friendly relations maintained with the other neighboring Countries: Russia, Georgia, and Iran.

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[gtinvestukraineblog]

Ukraine Blew Up Antonovsky Bridge, Which Connected Ukraine and the Occupiers

On 27 July, the Armed Forces of Ukraine took under fire control all the spices from Kherson to the left riverside of the Dnipro.

Tonight, with the help of HIMARS, a part of the Antonovsky bridge was blown up, which is strategically important for supplying the occupying corral with new military personnel and military equipment from the occupied Crimea to Kherson

A crushing blow was struck not only on the bridge that connects the banks of the Dnipro in the region of occupied Kherson, but also on the camp of the Russian army, their stocks of weapons and equipment.

"Destroying the bridge is a top priority for further driving the enemy off the right bank of the Dnipro and liberating Kherson. The inability to use the Antonovsky bridge greatly complicates the enemy's logistics, which will prevent supplying their groups around Kherson," military expert Oleg Zhdanov.

"There is a well-aimed hit near the Antonovsky bridge, namely behind it, between the bridges across the Dnipro and across the Konka, in the area of ​​​​the Nairi cafe and the bus station. There is such a site where the orcs (Russians 0 ed.) made mighty fortifications, placed many weapons, and stationed military units. A powerful explosion and black smoke is billowing, which testifies to the targeted destruction of the military disposition of the orcs near the Antonovsky bridge," deputy of the Kherson regional council Serhii Khlan. What is the importance of this bridge? The presence of such a massive obstacle as the Dnipro river requires control over bridges. The capture of the Antonovsky bridge on February 25 is almost the only success of the Russian army. In this way, they were able to advance from Crimea to the right bank of the Dnipro and further capture Kherson. The Ukrainian military stopped the offensive, but the Russians organised a foothold near the Antonovsky bridge. In the Kherson region, there are 3 crossings across the Dnipro: Antonovsky bridge, Antonovsky railway bridge (6 km from Kherson), and the dam of the Kakhovka reservoir in the city of Nova Kakhovka (7 km from Kherson). Antonovsky automobile bridge is the main artery for traffic, it is the largest and closest to Kherson. Ukraine's armed forces understood the bridge's strategic importance and planned to blow it up from the very beginning of the war. Still, the general panic among the civilians and the massive workload of cars with evacuees did not allow the crossing to be destroyed. Therefore, the invaders also seized the Kakhovka hydroelectric station. The dam of this hydroelectric power station is the second crossing over the Dnipro. "The Antonovsky bridge and the bridge in Nova Kakhovka are the points of connection on which the possibility of conducting hostilities by Russian troops on the right bank depends. These are 2 key highways through which the Russian army threatens Mykolaiv and Kryvyi Rih," Ukrainian war correspondent Yurii Butusov. For the first time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the Antonovsky bridge on July 19. The invaders closed the crossing and said they would find another way to cross the Dnipro. "After the bridges are destroyed, it will be tough for the enemy to provide supplies to his troops on the right bank with pontoons. It will be risky, and the capacity of the pontoons is much less. Kherson region and approach Kherson itself and Nova Kakhovka," Yurii Butusov.

An anonymous Ukrainian soldier explained why the occupation camp would be trapped without the Antonovsky bridge.

[odishaphotos]

Nauri

Nauri

Nauri village is a village in the Chilika block of Khordha district in the Indian state of Odisha. The village is located on the north side of Chile. The village of Nauri falls 2 km south of Gangadharpur station under Banpur tehsil. The idol of Jagannath was relocated here during the Javanese invasion in the seventeenth century.

History--

Mahaprabhu Jagannath twice conquered the Hareshwar mandapa in the village of Nauri. Jagannath's second Brahmalila took place outside the Shrikshetra on average for more than 250 years during Mirza Ahmed Beg's reign in 1622. He had a rath yatra at Nauri outside Shrikshetra during his leela. The chariot was not built and the chariot was not built. The three carts were used as chariots. A Gundicha temple was built by clearing the forest on the east side of the village of Nairi. "It simply came to our notice then. The Gundicha well, which was then dug near the Gundicha temple, is also lying abandoned. After returning from Shrikshetra from the Srihari Hareshwar temple in Mahaprabhu Nauri village, only the wheels sitting on the Mahaprabhu are worshiped there. It is learned that the wheel of the Lord was worshiped at Chikiti in Ganjam, Badhantuu in Banpur and Gurubai Gad in Chile. There is no idol in the river, so there is no rath yatra. There was no rath yatra before the Lord went to that village, and there was no rath yatra even after the Lord came from there. In 1731, Taki Khan attacked the temple for the second time. At the same time, the great temptation of the Lord from the Dobandha Penth of the Vargabi river, the great temptation of Paramananda Kuan, and the small temptation of Vishnu secretly passed through the western door of Chilika in the mandapa of the village of Nauri. In front of him, the pair defeated Garuddev with their hands. It is true that the Lord is not there, but the eagle still sits in front of the wheel. This temple is a historic symbol of the combined worship of Hari and Hari. To the south of the temple is the Srinivasa Temple. 27 House servants are serving here. The slum in front of the temple is named Dolamandap Sahi. A short distance away is the Shree Gannath Ballabh Math. There is a spring near the Gundicha temple called the Yamuna Fountain. The water is stored in a 40-foot-60-foot pond. The rest of the water is going to Chile. The water of this pond was sweet and the Lord was worshiped in this water. At that time, the Lord was first worshiped at the Kankan Peak or Kankan Kud in central Chile, 1 km from the village. The servants took the fresh water from the spring of the Yamuna and performed the service of the Lord at Kankan Kud. There was a lot of bracelets on the leash. During the Lord's secret leisure, the servants cooked bracelets and adorned them. So no one from here picks up the bracelets and eats them. It is still believed to be intended for the Lord. When they returned to the temple, the locals picked up the bracelets and sent them to the Lord's kitchen. That is why Radhanath Rai wrote in Chilean poetry: -

Waves surrounded by bracelets, The first is to fill in the blanks. Year after year, Lake Bihari catches on, Adar returns to Lakshmi's house in anger.

[nairyfstukh]

The moon ripens quickest over the ocean. In the dark blue bruise of night, she rushes home first. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You must have left during the day. It's easier then. Or you were never there. Easiest. I switch between these two stories when I have left one in the summer sun for too long. Both bleach the rest of our time. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Each of my poems is a wooden splinter left over from a home that was once on the water. Each flirts with the waves, says to the moon, They didn't leave while you were out here, right? You didn't see them, did you? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I left poetry where I would have been. I knew you would look for me sometime, if only on a full moon. I wanted you to know something beautiful even when you couldn't know me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You left me the silence of manmade places that don't offer solace even after hours. Like there was never a carpenter's daughter building a home in a hunter's green forest that could sail shore to shore. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are both water signs. Two sides of the same river. I often wonder if you feel like you left yourself too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Like there's more to you in me but you left the ship you wrecked for life boats. Other women take you to familiar places. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It has taken me almost a year to write this poem because there is still water where my voice was. It takes just three minutes to drown. They tell me my heart beats four times too fast. I must be a haunting. Trying to run past time. Or maybe my heart is just a clock set to another life. Stubborn. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Almost a year ago, I drank with every hour like each sip was a note of a love song to time to just stop just stop for a second there is too much water in here. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My eyes glaze over still my hand blurs I watch my eyes fill and empty like a ship that wrecks itself and still tries to save itself because it is the last moment I knew you.

-Nairy Fstukh, A clock set to sail.

[livelovesimallways]

bitzsoisims replied to your post “sympxls replied to your post “Can’t believe I’m saying this but...”

I was feeling that way with my legacy. I don't have Sims 4, but I did make another game with River and Nairi just for gameplay. It's so relaxing sometimes.

it is...it’s like a nice break from the pressures of story writing, posing, and building 

[hayarthun]

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ВТОРЖЕНИЕ ГАЙКСОСОВ В ЕГИПЕТ — РОССЫПИ АРМЯНСКОЙ ЦИВИЛИЗАЦИИ

Из армянской истории известно, что Айк возвращается из Вавилона на землю Араратскую примерно в 2026 г. до н.э. Его потомок Арам раздвигает пределы страны с 1827 г. по 1769 г. до н.э., занимая всю территорию Месопотамии.

Официальное ее название – Арам-Нахараима, которое переводят часто как «Арам-между-двух-рек». Первым правителем израильтян в Палестине назван «царь Месопотамский��: «И воспылал гнев Господень на Израиля, и предал их в руки Хусарсафема, царя Месопотамского» (кн. Судей 3:8).

Хусарсафем, царь Месопотамский — по-еврейски Kuwshan Rish`athayim melek ‘Aram Naharayim. ‘Aram Naharayim — Арам меж двух рек. Так называлась часть Верхней Месопотамии, а именно территория междуречья Евфрата и Хабура.

Список государств, возникавших на этой территории, и имевших возможность установить контроль над Палестиной, не так уж велик. Первое такое государство – хурритско-армянское (Арам-Нахараима-Митанни) царство Уркеша, установившее контроль над всей Северной Месопотамией.

В египетской историографии, а также в арабских источниках буквосочетание «n-h-r», которое дало основание для названия этой страны, расшифровывается как «страны Наири», т.е. вполне легитимное обозначение одного из Армянских государств. (Egyptian sources apply the term \’nhr\’, Naharina or Nairi (from the Akkadian word for \’river\’, cf. Aram-Naharaim).www.jordaniworld.com).

И заметьте, что задолго до возникновения арабов, и еще до появления иудеев слово «Мелек» (Мелик) употреблялось как титул царя Арама. Т.е., это армянское, по происхождению слово. В книге «О древности иудейского народа» Иосиф Флавий приводит также еще один текст из Манефона о до-моисеевском периоде правления гайксосов:

«Вышеуказанные цари из так называемых пастухов и их преемники владели Египтом в продолжении пятисот одиннадцати лет. После этого цари фивские и верхне-египетские поднялись против пастухов, и вспыхнула сильная и продолжительная война.

В царствование Мисфрагмутоса пастухи были побеждены и вытеснены из всего Египта, и они заперлись в одном месте, которое в окружности своей заключало десять тысяч арур. Место это называлось Аварис (Хут-Уарт).

Его со всех сторон — говорит Манефон — пастухи окружили большой и крепкой стеной для того, чтобы иметь все свое состояние и добычу в безопасности. Но Туммос, сын Мисфрагмутоса, расположился перед стеной во главе войска из четырехсот восьмидесяти тысяч человек, осаждал их, стараясь силой подчинить себе.

Но отчаявшись в успехе осады, он заключил с ними договор, в силу которого они должны были оставить Египет и могли все в полной безопасности направиться, куда им угодно было. И тогда они, на основании состоявшегося соглашения, со своими домочадцами и своим состоянием оставили Египет в количестве не менее двухсот сорока тысяч человек и пошли в Сирийскую пустыню.

Но из страха перед могуществом ассирийцев, которые тогда владычествовали в Азии, они в ныне называемой Иудее построили город, который мог бы вместить столько тысяч людей, и наименовали его Иерусалимом». (I,14 с.20-21).

О непримиримом соперничестве между странами Наири и Ассирией не знает, разве что житель Гренландии и то, ввиду малочисленности там армянской диаспоры. Поэтому совершенно естественно, что гайксосы, опасаясь мести ассирийцев, не стали рисковать и вместо возвращения на свою родину – Армянское нагорье, основали Иерусалим.

Добавим, что c I по IV века нашей эры в Иерусалиме было более 100 армянских монастырей. Это можно прочитать у многих армянских историков, писавших об этом уже с V века н.э.. (См. Л.Тер-Мкртычан «Упоминание Иерусалима и евреев в армянских рукописях» М.1999).

Город Аварис, звучавший по древне-армянски как Хут-Уарт, переводится как дом или жилище уартов, или аратов (см. Религия Древнего Египта. М.А.Коростовцев. Издательство «Нева» Санкт-Петербург, 2000 г.). Т.е., этот город сохранился уже от первой волны жителей Аратты.

Кстати, само название жителей Ханаана (это хурритское название; а зап.-семитск. название – кенаан, Ханан; совр. Палестина), ханаанеев происходит от народа, именуемого – кинахайцы, жители страны Кинаххи, проживавшего на территории от истоков Тигра до Армянского Нагорья, и на восток до Алзи (Арзанены). (История Древнего Востока (ИДВ).с.672).

По словам Манефона, правление гайксосов продолжалось более 500 лет, но современные исследователи ограничиваются сроком около 250 лет. Гайксосы спускаются в Палестину, завоевывают Египет и правят там в 1750-1500 гг. до н.э. из своей столицы Аварис в дельте Нила.

Они знакомят египтян с лошадью, колесницей, вертикальным ткацким станком, колесом со спицами, оливом, гранатом и др. Одно из их племен именовалось «сасу», что наконец, проливает свет на возможную идентификацию «шасу-сасу» как «сасун». Более того, именно от этого периода истории ведет свое начало знаменитый армянский древний эпос «Давид Сасунский».

Он прямо описывает борьбу сасунских горцев с правителями Египта. Вряд ли им еще доводилось встречаться после указанных событий, так что подлинная интерпретация эпоса еще ждет своих исследователей.

«Гиксосы нарушили изоляцию Египта, что создало основу для процветания культуры Нового царства, но повлекло за собой их изгнание» (У.Брей, Д.Трамп). Они упростили египетскую письменность, создав чисто алфавитное письмо (И. А. Лапис, С. Айвазян).

Гайксосы познакомили египтян со своей военной техникой: бронзовым оружием и колесницами, с лошадьми, упростили египетские иероглифы, ставшие основой финикийского алфавита. Правление гайксосов было на редкость мирным и процветающим.

Они не отвергли религию египтян, ввели в египетскую культуру почитание солнца и позволили ей развиться до высокого уровня, который позже оказал влияние как на культуру древней Греции, так и соседних стран.

В египетских источниках обнаружены надписи с упоминанием гайксосских фараонов Апопи (у Манефона — Апофис) и Хиана (у Манефона – Ианнас-Оаннес). Традиционные имена фараонов Амен-хотеп, Амен-хатпи, Аменофис в книге Перепелкина Ю.А., известного российского египтолога, кратко переводятся как Хайа, или иногда как Амено-пет (см. Перепелкин Ю.Я. История Древнего Египта. М., 2003, с.359).

Если перевести с армянского последнее слово, то оно означает «владыка всего» — очень подходящее имя для фараона. Многие имена других фараонов типа Армаис, Армесс достаточно типичны для армянских имен. Кроме того, такие имена как Рамсес, Раамес, в силу частой инверсии слогов, а также потому, что египетские иероглифы можно было читать как справа налево, так и наоборот, могут читаться как привычные армянские имена Армес, Арамес.

Такое часто случалось с армянскими именами. Например, египетский город Тель-Амарна (столица фараона Эхнатона – последователя древне-армянской солнцепоклоннической религии) назывался раньше Армана-Армант (см.Коростовцев М.А., с.131), сегодняшнее побережье в Италии Римини, называлось в прошлом Армини и было основано армянами (см. Прокопий Кесарийский. Война с персами и др. М.,1993).

Если кого-то из не-армян смущают такие поразительные подробности, опровергающие все тысячелетние построения исторической литературы, обратимся к уважаемым научным авторам.

В египетских хрониках среднего царства неоднократно упоминаются племена шасу (произносится как «сасу»). Следует заметить, что шасу не могут быть семитскими кочевниками, так как последних египтяне называли Аму.

В статье Немировского А.А. «Страна Шасу-Яхве» древнеегипетских памятников и проблемы ветхозаветной истории» (В кн.: Культурное наследие Египта и Христианский Восток. Вып.2, М., 2004) обстоятельно доказывается родство шасу-сасу с гайксосами и с загадочным народом амалекитян.

Он доказывает, что «древнееврейские племена не тождественны племенам «шасу-яхве», существовавших на южных рубежах Палестины еще до появления здесь евреев и не происходят от них» ( с.82).

По его мнению, «пришлые племена «еврейского круга», к числу которых принадлежал Израиль, вообще заняли значительную часть былых земель амалекитов» (с.84). Кстати, слово «шасу» произносится и пишется как «ssasou» или «сасу» (см. там же с.83).

Можно считать доказанным, что гайксосы не являются семитским племенем, но отнюдь не является ошибочным, как это делает Флавий, выводить происхождение евреев от них. Можно поставить следующий, любопытный для последующих исследователей вопрос: А существовали ли вообще семитские племена?

Не является ли эта гипотеза, в том числе так называемый арамейский язык, выдумкой европейских идеологов-колонизаторов, присваивающих не только настоящее, но и прошлое? По этой теме далее в сборнике будет статья.

Автор: А. Торосян Отрывок из книги Россыпи армянской цивилизации

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Beginning about 2000 BC, the Assyrians used the term “People of the Nairi” to describe the peoples on the Armenian Plateau. The territory and people both were called Nairi, but the word meant “country or land of rivers”, and contemporary Assyrian accounts describe about 60 different tribes and small kingdoms and about 100 cities included in this land. - The “people” in this description were an alliance of tribes led by a dominant tribe, the Nairi. They were by now more than tribes; they were city-states in a common alliance. The Nairi alliance was based around Lake Van, which together with the Ararat Valley has the most fertile land in Western Asia, as well as the largest mineral deposits in Asia Minor and Mesopotamia. - The Nairi were one tribe among many, but their name became synonymous with that for the entire region. From what we know of the tribes at this time, their customs and traditions were similar to others found in Mesopotamia, and they mixed Semitic or Ugaritic origins with their earlier Indo-European genetic and cultural roots. Among the tribes in Nairi was one called Urartu. - About the word Nairi: The Armenian letter “i” (sounds like “ee”) can be traced to 15th c. BC inscriptions for water. Both the Nairi and the Haius used this sound/symbol, as did the Assyrians. Thus, the word “nair” meant land, and “i” stood for water/rivers. The land of rivers north of Mesopotamia is that between the Euphrates and the Tigris, which flow from tributaries and sources above and below Mount Ararat. Ararat was already known as the mountain of the gods, and the territory was one of the major trade routes from Asia. - The Nairi were considered a force strong enough to tackle both the Assyrians and Hittites, and populated a large territory rich in resources. They were attacked by the Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninutra I, and inscriptions found at the Assyrian palace at Assur tell how 43 kings of the lands of Nairi rose up against the Assyrians, were defeated and brought to Assur in chains. The Nairi offered ransom to the king, tribute was extracted from them, and a new honor was added to the official style of the Assyrian king, “king of the lands of Nairi”. (at Armenian Highlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnMObFtghk_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19xe7zcwd5plb

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Nairi hurried and redressed, before rushing downstairs to where a still red faced River was filling his dog’s bowl with food. The next few moments were awkward and quiet. Something Nairi wasn’t comfortable with.

“River…”

River beat her to the punch facing her and staring at her with intense blue eyes.

“I’m sorry, sweetheart. I’m not a pervert you know…I just wanted to make sure you were okay. I didn’t want you to not have shampoo or anything like that.”

Nairi smiled soft at his chivalry.

“I don’t think you’re a pervert, River. Thank you for thinking about me.” 

River looked for relaxed at her words, smiling soft as well.

“Anytime.”

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Nairi starts to talk then starts to ramble about the heat and the spa and all the while her heart thumps wildly. After a few more moments, River then clears his throat as if asking her to get on with the point. 

“Basically…I wanted to ask you if I could use your shower. Would that be okay with you, River? It's just I don't know anybody else here really."

River’s eyes widen at her question, his eyes quickly scanning her body up and down before meeting her own again. Nairi takes that as a no and she backs up; not wanting to weird him out even more than she is.

“You know what…I’ll just go home and wait it out. The plumbers will be probably done soon.”

River’s strong hand reaches out and grabs Nairi’s before she can turn and walk away.  His smile is soft.

“Hold on, Nairi. Usually when people ask a question, you have to give them time to answer, right?”

“If you need to freshen up, I don’t mind it. Just so you know, I don’t have any feminine soap or products up there. I’m a bachelor. You understand.”

Nairi smiles wide with relief. 

“Yes! I do understand and I can’t thank you enough.”

River opened the door to his house. “Then sure, come on in. Bathroom is upstairs.”

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River comes to the door and blinks seeing who was there, before opening up and walking outside.

“Hey, Nai. Wh…What’s up?”

Nairi could tell by the look in the soldier’s eyes that he was questioning how she knew his residence and she quickly started speaking. “Hey, River. Um…I had saw you here at your house the other night when I was swimming in the bay.”

“All right…”

“I promise I’m not a stalker or anything like that. It’s just…just…”

River’s silent for a bit but then he gives her a smile. That same smile relaxes her nerves and she shrugs, not knowing what else to say to explain. She figures she didn’t need to.

Calm down, Nairi. It’s all good. What can I help you with, honey?

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Nairi looked down at her phone. As much as she so badly wanted to stay and spend as much time with River as possible, it was starting to get late and she needed to get home to see if the plumbers were done. Also she needed to grade papers for work the next day. 

I’m not going to take much more of your time, handsome. I have to head home.

You’re not taking my time. I’m beginning to like when you visit.

Well, I’m sure catching a naked woman was the last thing on your list and the last thing you wanted to see. 

Nairi chuckled and looked away to the side blushing in embarrassment, only to have River bring her eyes back to meet his with his hand under her chin. 

I didn’t see anything I didn’t want to, Nairi…

Heat threatened to explode her cheeks out of existence, but this time she welcomed it. 

Then, I guess that worked out for the both of us. 

Feeling like she was really ready to leave, River leaned forward to kiss her forehead.

Don’t be a stranger, Nai. My home is your home. 

See how the evening went for the two of them...

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He’s a busy boy, that soldier…but he has enough time during lunch break for some fun with the newest resident of the desert oasis.

As soon as she sees River, Nairi can’t help but feel a rush of happiness in her heart at the fact that he really came! She waves him over to where she’s standing near the water balloon area. River’s mouth curves into a smile and after giving her a quick embrace, he raises his eyebrow looking around at what area they were at.

“I just got here. You already trying to start a fight with me, sweets?”

Nairi gives a shrug. “Just some nice friendly combative fun. Why? You scared of a little water, River?”

River’s eyes crinkles at the corners and he barks out a laugh, patting his dog tags.

“I was in the Navy before, Boo. Water and I are best friends.” His gray blue eyes look up at Nairi’s hairstyle. “But you…you might want to put a shower cap over your hair though.”

Nairi gasps, already protective of her hair. “OH…it’s like that?”

“Ye…”

Without another word, Nairi picks up a red balloon from a nearby bucket and stands ready behind her side of the battlefield.

“Bring it then!”

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After getting River’s number to keep in contact, Nairi decided to get on the ball and work out. Which is kind of hard to do when you’re not in the best of shape…

Too bad she found out the hard way.

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Nairi doesn’t even have a moment to laugh after the most recent balloon that hit River, before she sees one heading right for her head. Squealing loud, she tries to dodge it but the orb full of water hits her head on and she falls onto her ass gasping as a cool wet sensation trails down her hair and neck and chest.

Walking up to the orange side, the victorious River tries to hold back his laughter by biting his bottom lip while Nairi pouts up at him.

“Aww, Nairi. Is your hair going to be okay, Boo?”

Nairi throws her head back and laughs; the comment he made is just too much to handle.

“You stop worrying about my hair, sir! It’s more resilient than you think.”

River holds his hands up in surrender before reaching down and pulling her up easy.

“Yes, ma’am! I believe you! At least it’s pretty warm out today. You’ll dry in no time and give Don King a run for his money.”

Nairi gasps, hitting the soldier playfully on his arm before laughing with him.

The two gaze at each other and Nairi now knows she didn’t miscalculate things; River really is a good-looking man and sweet as all get out. She wants so much to spend as much time as possible with him. She hopes he was fond of her just as much and wants to do the same.