Women's bronze belts are important sources for the study of Urartu culture. We observed the iconography of a woman’s belt No. 4, published by archaeologist Irit Ziffer, dating back to the VIII century BC, and compared the images with the rituals of Armenians as the heirs of the culture. The procession of maid-priestesses is depicted on the belt. A woman (probably a queen/goddess) is sitting in front of the sacrifice table with the crescent shaped ritual bread symbolizing the sun. It should be noted that Armenians also baked ritual bread, for example, “tari hats”.

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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of the famous Russian scientist-literary scholar, poet, translator, Armenologist, Yuri Aleksey Veselovsky – the first thorough researcher and propagandist of the history, literature and art of the Armenian people in Russia since the late 80s of the 19th century. His studies are a valuable contribution to the development of Armenology in Russia. The son of a professor at Moscow University, a talented researcher of world literature, the author of numerous articles and studies, Alexey Nikolaevich and translator Alexandra Adolfovna Veselovsky, and the nephew of Academician Alexander Nikolaevich Veselovsky – Yu. Veselovsky was born on July 6, 1872 in Moscow.

Keywords Yu. Veselovsky Moscow Lazarian Seminary Armenian reality M. Berberyan Mkhitarist Congregation of Venice and Vienna Nor-Nakhijevan history of Armenia Armenian-Russian literrary ties theatre and playwrights S. Shahaziz A. Tsaturyan translations anniversary celebration lecture Baku “Armenian Bulletin”.