Stela Adana 1
The Adana 1 stele , also known as the Atika stele , is a late Hittite monument from Karkemiš in southeastern Turkey on the Syrian border. It is exhibited in the Adana Archaeological Museum and has the inventory number 18157.
exploration
The stele comes from Karkemiš, the capital of the late Hittite kingdom of the same name, and was given to the museum in Adana for exhibition in the planned new building on May 28, 2012 by the collector Hakan Ağca . It was initially exhibited in the outdoor area of the old museum building. There, the British Hittite scientist John David Hawkins , Rukiye Akdoğan from Çukurova Üniversitesi in Adana and museum director Kazım Tosun produced the only publication of the work so far (2018). The stele has been on view there since the new building opened in May 2017.
description
The stele, rounded at the top, is 1.22 meters high and 0.70 meters wide. The front shows the relief of a man, the rounded back and the sides are inscribed in Luwian hieroglyphics . Pieces have broken off on the top right and bottom right of the front page. While the relief is quite well preserved, the sides of the inscription in particular are badly weathered, making the beginnings and ends of the lines difficult to read.
The figure on the front represents the weather god Tarhunza , who is turned to the right . With his right hand he is holding a vine that is growing out of the earth behind his feet to the left. The left hand holds a stalk of barley, the ears of which are lost with a corner of the stone. The depiction of wine and grain as a source of vegetation is reminiscent of the same god on the İvriz rock relief . The head is bearded and has a ponytail that hangs down on the shoulders. He wears a conical helmet with a horn as a sign of divinity. His robe with a fringed hem reaches to the ankles. It has short sleeves and is belted around the waist. A sandal can be seen on the right foot, the left foot is missing.
The rounded back and sides show in the upper part a hieroglyphic inscription in four lines, which are separated by lines. Like the line separator, it is incised, the line height is 14 centimeters. The text begins at the top right and continues bustrophedon until it ends again at the bottom right. The creator introduces himself as Atika unusually twice, first as the son of the sovereign Kamani , then as the beloved servant of Astiru, the hero, the sovereign of the city of Karkemiš . A dedication to Tarhunza follows, a sacrifice of a hundred sheep is mentioned. The text closes with the usual cursing formula against those who harm the god, the scribe or the inscription. An interpretation of the status of the Atika is difficult with the information given. According to the known dates for Kamani and Astiru (II.) It, and thus the stele, can be dated to the 8th century BC. To be dated.
right side
back
literature
- John David Hawkins, Kazım Tosun, Rukiye Akdoğan: A New Hieroglyphic Luwian Stele in Adana Museum In: Höyük 6 2013 pp. 1–6, Fig. 1–13.
Individual evidence
- ↑ sondakika.com of August 3, 2013, accessed September 8, 2018