TÜRKÇE
Stele of Karhuha and Kubaba
The basalt stele was illegally dug out in Arslantepe in 1942. It shows a god standing on a lion, face to face with a goddess throned above a stag. There are inscriptions on the left and right sides of the stele as well as below the lion. The inscription on the left side identifies the god as the Stag-God Karhuha, and the one on the right identifies the goddess as Kubaba. The damaged inscription below the lion apparently gave the name of person who erected the stele. It is 1.3 m in height and 0.9 m in width. On stylistic grounds, the stele is dated to the 10th century BCE. Currently in the Anatolian Civilizations Museum, Ankara.
