Darende Stele A basalt stele measuring 79x30x20 cm found in old Darende about 2km west of modern day Darende in Malatya province. In 1920s it was supposedly found in the wall of a mosque and moved to Gök Medrese which was serving as Sivas Museum at the time. Thus the original location is unknown. The stele is fully inscribed with 6 lines on one side and reliefs on other three sides. Side A has relief of goddess Hebat of the City seated on a chair holding a curved staff and a drinking cup. Her name is written twice on both sides of the head and "of the City" is written behind the chair. Side D has a relief of god Sarruma also holding a curved staff and a drinking cup, standing on a lion. His name is written behind him. Side B has a male figure facing right, standing on a lion and pouring libation. The inscription identifies this figure as a ruler of Malatya (Malizi) named Arnuwantis the grandson of King Arnuwantis. He is also the author of İspekçür stele and his grandfather King Arnuwantis is possibly a brother of Runtiyas of Gürün and Kötükale inscriptions. The inscription is a dedications to the gods for founding of a city. Geneological dating places the stele to four generations after Kuzi Teshub to somewhere around early 11th cent BCE but other arguments exist towards a later dating. Stele is currently in Anatolian Civilizations Museum. Click on pictures for a larger image.

Image sources:
Bora Bilgin, 2008
John David Hawkins, Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions. 2000.