Tar-Ciryatan

Tar-Ciryatan, or Ar-Balkumagân in Adûnaic, was the twelfth King of Númenor. His rule marked the first coming of the shadow upon the Númenóreans and their rulers; the speaking out openly against the Valar and the Ban, colonialism, and dominion abroad.
== Biography ==
Tar-Ciryatan was born in SA 1634 and was the son of Tar-Minastir. He loved ships and everything connected to ship-lore and ship building. His heart was restless in Númenor and before succeeding his father, he went on many voyages around the world travelling east, north, and south but never west as many yearned to do but never could because of the Ban of the Valar.
He succeeded his father in SA 1869, wresting the Sceptre from him prematurely. Tar-Ciryatan became a mighty king, building great armadas of ships, and the Númenóreans began large-scale colonization of the coasts of Middle-earth, holding the Middle Men in subjugation and demanding great tribute from them. As Tar-Ciryatan was greedy of wealth in these days, he received the pick of the many metals and gems that had been taken by his men in payment or as spoils of war.
He abdicated in SA 2029 after ruling for one-hundred and sixty years, and was succeeded by his son, Tar-Atanamir. He died in SA 2035.
==Etymology==
The name Ciryatan literally means 'Ship-builder' in Quenya.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
==In adaptations==
In a role-playing game, Ciryatan was referred to as the father of the Witch-king of Angmar, but this relationship is not founded in J.R.R. Tolkien's work.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ታር-ክራይታታን
Arabic 	تار-سيراتان
Armenian 	Տար-Կիրյատան
Belarusian Cyrillic	Тар-Кірыатан
Bengali 	তার-সির্যাতন
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Тар-Кирятан
Chinese 	塔爾-克亞單
Chinese (Classical)	塔爾-奇爾雅坦
Danish 	Tar-Ciryatan (12. konge af Númenor)
Georgian 	ტარ-კირიატანი
Greek 	Ταρ-Κιρυαταν
Gujarati 	તાર-સિરિટેન
Hindi 	टर्-किर्यतन
Hebrew 	טאר-שיריאתאנ
Japanese 	タル＝キアヤタン
Kannada 	ತಾರ್-ಸಿರಿಯಾತನ್
Kazakh 	Тар-Цірятан (Cyrillic) Tar-Ciryatan (Latin)
Korean 	타르-시리 야 탄
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Тар-Кирятан
Laotian 	ຖະຣ-ຈຣຢະຕະນ ?
Macedonian Cyrillic	Тар-Кирyатан
Marathi 	टार-शर्यत
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Тар-Шириатан
Nepalese 	टार-चिर्यतन
Pashto 	طار-چیریاتان
Persian 	تار-چیریاتان
Punjabi 	ਤਾਰ-ਸਰਿਆਤਨ
Russian 	Тар-Кириатан
Sanskrit 	टर्-चिर्यतन्
Serbian 	Тар-Кириатан (Cyrillic) Tar-Kiriatan (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ටර්-කිරියානා
Tajik Cyrillic 	Тар-Кирyатан
Tamil 	தார்-சிரியதன்
Telugu 	టార్-సీరియటం
Thai 	ฏะร-ฌิรยะตะน
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Тар-Кір'ятан
Urdu 	رال کاریاتن ?
Uzbek 	Тар-Кирятан (Cyrillic) Tar-Kiryatan (Latin)
Yiddish 	טאַר-סיריאַטאַן
== References ==
Category:Númenóreans
Category:Númenórean Kings
Category:The Silmarillion characters
Category:Characters in Unfinished Tales
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
Category:Quenya names & words
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