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Arslantepe Orthostat

The rectangular block belongs to a corner. On the long face, King Allumalli(?) is shown pouring libation to gods and goddesses. Reading of the king's name and the meaning of some of his titles remain uncertain. The narrow right end is a lion relief. The limestone block was found in situ at the Lion Gate. It is 1.26 meters long and 0.47 meters high. Dates from the 12th to 11th centuries BCE. Currently in the Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara.


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Literature:
Dinçol, A. et al. "A stele by Suhi I from Karkemish," Orientalia 83/2, 2014: 150.
Hawkins, J. D. Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions, Vol 1, Berlin, 2000: 312 and plt. 151. (MALATYA 11)
Metzger H. "Une lecture nouvelle des reliefs de Malatya," Revue Archéologique 1978: 197.
Orthmann, W. Untersuchungen zur späthethitischen Kunst, Bonn, 1971. (Malatya A/5a and A5b)
Simon, Z. "Wer war Allumari, König von Malatya?," Anatolica XLII, 2016: 67–76.

Image sources:
Bora Bilgin, 2017.