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Andaval

It is a part of a stele with a relief and 4 visible lines of inscription. It was first reported in 1890 by Ramsey who had seen it built into the floor of a chuch in Andaval (now Aktaş) village about 9km north east of Niğde. Cut into a circular shape it has a dimater of about 50 cm. It is a stele by "Saruwanis the ruler, the lord of the city Nahitiya" and it mentions about horse heards. Nahitiya is the name for the city that was at today's Niğde. Saruwanis was a king of the Tuwana Kingdom and apparently a predecessor of Warpalawas. Saruwanis name also appears on a base found in Niğde. Estimated to be from early 8th cent BCE. Currently at Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara.


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from J.D.Hawkins from I. Gelb



Image sources:
J.David Hawkins, Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions. 2000.
Gelb,Ignace Jay. 1939. Hittite Hieroglyphic Monuments. (OIP, 45.) Chicago.