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Statue of Asatiwasu
The basalt block is the lower half of a male statue with a long garment. It was found in 1985 during the demolishment of an old house by the south side of the Maraş citadel among the foundation blocks. The fragment is about 0.5 meters high and 0.25 meters wide on each side. A five-line Luwian inscription covers the three sides, excluding the back. The author is Asatiwasu, an official of a king(?), whose name is lost in the break. It is a building inscription with the dedication of the author's own statue. Stylistic and linguistic clues suggest a date around 800 BCE, and if so, the lost name of the king might be Halparuntiya III. The statue is on display at the Kahramanmaraş Museum.
