Hurrian Origins: The Hurrians, who inhabited regions of the Near East, are noted for their influence on Urartian culture, particularly in language and religion.
Linguistic Isolation: While Urartian shares some features with Hurrian, it remains distinct and has had limited contact with surrounding languages, making it unique in its grammatical structure and vocabulary.
2. The Writing System
The Urartian language was primarily written using a version of the cuneiform script, adapted from ancient Mesopotamian writing systems.