Karaburna Rock Inscription It is located near the Karaburna village of Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir. To the south of the village, on a 90 meter high flat-top hill are the ruins of an old fortress. The script is located on the eastern side of the ruins on to the left of the remnants of a gateway. It is a long and incised rock-inscription in hieroglyphic luwian. Three lines of well preserved inscription also has a small heading - a scribal signature - about 30 cm above the center. It is translated as "Wanas, the Scribe". Hawkins reads the inscription to be a report on an agreement between "Sipis the king" and "Sipis Nis' son" about the restoration of the fortress at the location. The text warns the destroyers of his inscription and threatens them with the revenge of the Moon-God. The "Sipis" name does not appear in any other source. He is more likely to be a local ruler of Tabal era. Estimated to be from 8th century BCE. 38°52'46 N - 34°27'18 E Google Earth location Click on pictures for a larger image.

Image sources:
Tayfun Bilgin, 2006.