Bahçeköy Stele Late Hittite time stele has 4-line hieroglyphic luwian on all 4 sides ot it. It was first reported in 1901 and found on a hill overlooking Kızılırmak west of the Bohça (now known as Bozca or Bahçeköy) village about 15km west of Avanos in Nevşehir province. Stele is erected by a ruler named Kurtis. In the inscription he gives his respects to Tarhunzas (Storm-God) and Runtiyas (Stag-God). The stele might be a claim to hunting rights over the land. At the end of the inscription he says "in this place, I took 100 gazelles...". It is suggested that Kurtis might be be the same person as Kurti known from Assyrian records of Sargon II. Thus the stele is dated to the end of 8th cent BCE. It is currently in Kayseri Museum. Click on pictures for a larger image.

Image sources:
Tayfun Bilgin, 2006.