Two new inscribed Storm-god stelae from Arsuz (İskenderun): ARSUZ 1 and 2

In 2007 two stelae, each bearing figures of the Storm-god leading a ruler and a duplicate Hieroglyphic Luwian text, were discovered at Uluçınar (formerly Arsuz), on the Turkish coast south of Iskenderun. The inscription is the work of a Suppiluliuma, son of Manana, king of the land of Walastin, now...

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Published in:Anatolian studies 2015-01, Vol.65, p.59-77
Main Authors: Dinçol, Belkıs, Dinçol, Ali, Hawkins, J.D., Peker, Hasan, Öztan, Aliye, Çelik, Ömer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatolian languages
Ancient civilizations
Archaeology
Turkish language
Writing systems
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Summary:In 2007 two stelae, each bearing figures of the Storm-god leading a ruler and a duplicate Hieroglyphic Luwian text, were discovered at Uluçınar (formerly Arsuz), on the Turkish coast south of Iskenderun. The inscription is the work of a Suppiluliuma, son of Manana, king of the land of Walastin, now understood as the Luwian designation of the Amuq plain with its capital at the Iron Age site of Tell Tayinat. The stelae, probably dating to the later tenth century BC, record the successful reign of the ruler and his happy relations with the Storm-god. Historically important is a passage which describes this Amuq king's victory over the Cilician plain, the city of Adana and the land of Hiyawa.
ISSN:0066-1546
2048-0849
DOI:10.1017/S006615461500006X