Two Inscribed Orthostats

ID: TKNCMACA03

View of two inscribed orthostats that were found at the entrance to the Temple of the Storm God (Tarhunna/Tarhunza) at Carchemish. They are inscribed in Luwian and date to the Neo-Hittite Period (ca. 1000-717 B.C.)

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Artifacts from Carchemish

Keywords: Museum Of Anatolian Civilizations, Inscription, Luwian, Orthostat, Temple, Storm Weather God, Tarhunna, Tarhunza, Basalt, Hittite, Neo Hittite, Neo-Hittite, Katuwa, Palace, Sculpture, Inner Town, Karkemish, Karkamis, Hittites, Ankara, TKNCMACA03