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Kahramanmaraş

The modern city of Kahramanmaraş (previously Maraş) is situated at about the same location as the Late Hittite city state Gürgüm. There has not been a systematic excavation but several Hittete monuments have been recovered.


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Lion of Maraş, end of 9th cent BCE
Commemorative inscription of Halparunda III
The Lion of Maraş, now in Istanbul - B.Bilgin The Lion of Maraş, now in Istanbul - B.Bilgin The Lion of Maraş, now in Istanbul - B.Bilgin Inscription of the Lion of Maraş - MVAG
Stele of Laramas I, 10th cent BCE
Stele of Laramas I, New York
Statue of Halparunda II, late 9th cent BCE
Statue of Halparunda II, 9th BCE, basalt, Istanbul - B.Bilgin Statue of Halparunda II - B.Bilgin Statue of Halparunda II - B.Bilgin Statue of Halparunda II - B.Bilgin Statue of Halparunda II - B.Bilgin Statue of Halparunda II - B.Bilgin Inscriptions on the statue - MVAG
Funerary Steles
Funerary stele of a couple - E.Akurgal Funerary stele of scribe Tarhunpijas (shown as a child standing on his mother's lap) - Louvre Maraş Stele Stele with a dining scene, Istanbul Funerary stele, Istanbul - B.Bilgin Funerary stele, Louvre - E.Akurgal Funerary stele 10th Cent BCE, Istanbul Funerary stele 8th Cent BCE, Adana - K.Bittel Funerary stele 8th Cent BCE Funerary stele 8th Cent BCE - B.Bilgin
Gate Lion found in Elbistan currently in K.Maraş Museum



Image sources:
Bora Bilgin, 2003, 2006
Ekrem Akurgal, The Hattian and Hittite Civilizations, KTB, Ankara, 2001.
Mitteilungen der Vorderasiatischen Gesellschaft, 1900.
Kurt Bittel, Die Hethiter, Beck, München 1976, ISBN 3406030246.