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Kürtül

Upper part of a basalt stele about 64 cm in lenght and width. It was found near the İsmailli village, south of the town of Kürtül in the province of Kahramanmaraş. Stele displays a Storm-God figure in front in a typical pose with a raised arm holding an axe and extended left arm holding the trident shaped thunderbolt. The winged sun-disc above the figure testifies to divine attributes. The rounded back side of the stele has 4 lines of Hieroglyphic Luwina inscription. Prof. Hawkins indicates that this is a dedication by a private citizen to the Storm-God Tarhunza. Stylistically 8th century BCE dating is suggested. The stele is currently in Kahramanmaraş Museum.


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Sources:
John David Hawkins, Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions. 2000.