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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 Basalt stele 8th Cent BCE - Pergamon Museum, Berlin - T.Bilgin
Gate Lion found in Elbistan currently in K.Maraş Museum



Image sources:
Bora Bilgin, 2003, 2006
Tayfun Bilgin, 2010
Ekrem Akurgal, The Hattian and Hittite Civilizations, KTB, Ankara, 2001.
Mitteilungen der Vorderasiatischen Gesellschaft, 1900.
Kurt Bittel, Die Hethiter, Beck, München 1976, ISBN 3406030246.