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The corner orthostat has a lion relief on its left narrow side. On the long side, King Allumalli(?) is shown offering libation to the Stag-God of the Countryside. The names of the king and the god are written in Luwian hieroglyphs. Behind the king is an attendant holding an animal, probably also as an offering. Although not found in situ, the limestone relief was probably a part of the east wing of the Lion Gate and measures about 0.45 m in height and 0.53 m in length. Probably dates to sometime between the 12th and 11th centuries BCE. Currently in the Anatolian Civilizations Museum, Ankara.


B. Bilgin, 2017 B. Bilgin, 2017 B. Bilgin, 2022


Literature:
Hawkins, J. D. Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions, Vol 1, Berlin, 2000: 306–7 and plt. 147–8. (MALATYA 5)
Metzger H. "Une lecture nouvelle des reliefs de Malatya," Revue Archéologique 1978: 198.
Orthmann, W. Untersuchungen zur späthethitischen Kunst, Bonn, 1971. (Malatya A/9a and A/9b)

Image sources:
Bora Bilgin, 2017, 2022