Tanır
This badly weathered rock inscription was first noticed by Erkan Konyar in 2009. It is located near the Yukarı Boğaz locality of Tanır village in the Kahramanmaraş province, near a spring water source by Hurman River. The inscription is carved on a flattened rock surface about 2.70 meters above ground. Middle section of the inscription apparently mentions the name of the city of Malatiya (MA-(LIx)-ZI) (See Arslantepe). The six unclear signs to the right may indicate the name of one of the rulers of this city. The broken left side may have contained a title.
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Literature:
Doğan-Alparslan, M. and M. Alparslan. "Kahramanmaraş/Tanır’da bulunan Luwi hiyeroglifli bir yazıt," TÜBA-AR 14, 2011: 317–22.
Doğan-Alparslan, M. and M. Alparslan. "A New Luwian Rock Inscription from Kahramanmaraş," Luwian Identities, 2013: 215–32.
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Ertuğrul Anıl, 2019.
Tayfun Bilgin, 2019.
Ingeborg Simon, (CC BY-SA 3.0), 2017.