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Research paper thumbnail of A New Funerary Stele from Karkemish and New Values for Some Anatolian Hieroglyphic Signs

Belleten, 2023

Karkemish is located on the West bank of Euphrates River, about 60 kilometres southeast of Gazian... more Karkemish is located on the West bank of Euphrates River, about 60 kilometres southeast of Gaziantep, Turkey, and 100 kilometres northeast of Aleppo, Syria. Ruins of the city, over 90 hectares, of which over 55 lie in Turkey and around 35 in Syria. Since 2011 Karkemish has been newly explored by a joint Turco-Italian Archaeological Expedition. During the 2016 excavation campaign by the Turco-Italian Archaeological Expedition at Karkemish, a fragment of a funerary stele bearing a Hieroglyphic Luwian text was unearthed in the Lower Palace area. The stele probably dates to the early eighth century BCE (reign of Yariri/Yarri) and belonged to the wife of a cultic official. In this article, after presenting an edition of the inscription in question, new values for the Anatolian hieroglyphic sign L375 (which is attested on the stele in the writing PURUS-L375-sá of the word *kummayalli(ya)s, “sacred priest”) and related signs such as L375, L144 (= *521), L74, L129, and L398 are suggested while reinterpreting several passages of hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions from both the Empire and Late Hittite periods.

Research paper thumbnail of A Bull Statue with Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscription (MARAŞ 16) in Kahramanmaraş Museum and the Chronology of the Late Hittite Kingdom of Gurgum

https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1175901 In this article, an edition of an unpublished inscripti... more https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1175901

In this article, an edition of an unpublished inscription (MARAŞ 16) on a basalt bull statue of the 8th century BCE from Kahramanmaraş Museum is presented. Unlike the two rulers by the name of Larama known in Gurgum history, the author of the inscription is a third Larama, son of Hunita. The implications of this new datum for the chronology of the Gurgum dynasty are briefly discussed as well.

Research paper thumbnail of TÜRKMEN-KARAHÖYÜK 1, A New Reading and Interpretation

Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires , 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Afyonkarahisar Surveys and Anatolian Hieroglyphic Seal Impressions from Küçük Çataltepe, Ablak Höyük / Afyonkarahisar Yüzey Araştırmaları ve Küçük Çataltepe, Ablak Höyük’ten Anadolu Hiyeroglif Yazılı Mühür Baskıları

Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi / Turkish Academy of Sciences Journal of Archaeology (TÜBA-AR), 2019

Afyonkarahisar surveys were carried out in 2014 and 2018 in Dinar-Çölovası, in the city center an... more Afyonkarahisar surveys were carried out in 2014 and 2018 in Dinar-Çölovası, in the city center and in the area surrounding İhsaniye. 2nd millennium BCE settlements were dense in the Çölovası area. Mounds that provide findings from this period also appear in certain locations between Afyonkarahisar and İhsaniye. In this article, we will be presenting the ceramic findings connected with the habitation of the 2nd millennium BCE Küçük Çataltepe Höyük and Ablak Höyük settlements, crescent shaped loom weights, a jar piece with a seal impression and most important, a bulla bearing an Anatolian hieroglyphic seal impression.
Küçük Çataltepe Seal Impression: A pottery fragment with an impression of the ‘office seal’ was found in Küçük Çataltepe during the survey of the Afyonkarahisar province in 2014. Three possible interpretations of this impression are proposed as following: 1) MAGNUS.DOMUS.PITHOS, ‘magasin/depot of the palace’, 2) MAGNUS.DOMUS PITHOS, ‘Pithos of the palace’ 3) MAGNUS.DOMUS PITHOS, ‘Pithos(-man) of the palace’. The seal can be dated to the 13th century BCE.
Ablak Höyük Bulla: A conical bulla with a seal impression was found in Ablak Höyük during the survey of the Afyonkarahisar province in 2018. Hieorglyphs on the central area are URBS-tà-na or URBS.TÀ-na, REX.FILIA, it reads ‘URBS-tana / Happirada(n)na or TA/DA…-na, princess’ The seal can be dated to the late-14th/early-13th century BCE.
The aim of this study is to analyze the status of these two mounds in the 2nd millennium BCE by means of findings discovered in these regions together with the map surveys and geographical data.

Research paper thumbnail of The Stele of Kubaba by Kamani and the Kings of Karkemish in the 9th Century BC

Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie (ZA), 2018

The top part of the famous basalt stele of Kubaba from Karkemish, made by Kamani around 790 BC, w... more The top part of the famous basalt stele of Kubaba from Karkemish, made by Kamani around 790 BC, was discovered in 2015. This allows for a new discussion of the development of the iconography of the goddess. The stele completes the genealogy of the Karkemish rulers from the 9th century BC and includes the first mention of Sangara in hieroglyphic writing. Thanks to a study of archival materials in the British Museum and the rediscovery of additional stele fragments in the 1911-1920 dig house at the site, the later history of the monument now becomes better known.

Research paper thumbnail of Notes on Anatolian Hieroglyphic Materials 1 (Şarhöyük, Kayalıpınar)

Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires (N.A.B.U), 2018

(with corrected proportions of drawings) In this forthcoming series of papers, I would like to a... more (with corrected proportions of drawings)
In this forthcoming series of papers, I would like to add further comments and corrections on some published Anatolian Hieroglyphic materials.

Research paper thumbnail of A New Hieroglyphic Luwian Stele from Kahramanmaraş: MARAŞ 17 / Kahramanmaraş’tan Hiyeroglif Luvice Yeni Bir Stel: MARAŞ 17

Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi / Turkish Academy of Sciences Journal of Archaeology (TÜBA-AR), 2018

ABSTRACT In this article, the first considerations about a new Hieroglyphic Luwian stele (MARAŞ ... more ABSTRACT
In this article, the first considerations about a new Hieroglyphic Luwian stele (MARAŞ 17) that was found in Kahramanmaraş on 25.11.2017 will be discussed. Moreover, as a result of the inspections made on MARAŞ 17 (Muwizi, son of Larama I) and MARAŞ 16 (Larama III, son of Humamita) as well as the inscriptions published up to now, a complete list of Gurgum kings was established for a period of 300 years.

ÖZET
Bu yazıda 25.11.2017’de Kahramanmaraş’ta bulunan Hiyeroglif Luvice yeni bir stel (MARAŞ 17) hakkında ilk değerlendirmeler ele alınacaktır. Ayrıca şimdiye kadar yayımlanmış yazıtların yanı sıra MARAŞ 17 (Muwizi, I. Larama’nın oğlu) ve MARAŞ 16 (III. Larama, Humamita’nın oğlu) üzerinde yapılan incelemeler sonucunda yaklaşık 300 yıllık dönemin tam bir Gurgum kral listesi oluşturulmuştur.

Research paper thumbnail of Some Remarks on the Imperial Hittite Sealings from the 2017 Excavations at Karkemish

Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires (N.A.B.U), 2017

(with missing endnotes) During the May-July 2017 season of excavations at Karkemish, c. 250 clay... more (with missing endnotes)
During the May-July 2017 season of excavations at Karkemish, c. 250 clay sealings from the Hittite Empire Period (possibly from the period of Ini-Tešub of Karkemish, see Fig. 1) were retrieved in a LB II stratum of Area C East in the Lower Palace area.

Research paper thumbnail of A Stele of Kubaba from Afşin

Research paper thumbnail of Tanrıça Kubaba’nın Kayıp Yüzü

Research paper thumbnail of Tanrıça Kubaba Yüzüne Kavuştu

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

Anatolian Studies, 2015

In 2007 two stelae, each bearing figures of the Storm-god leading a ruler and a duplicate Hierogl... more 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.

Research paper thumbnail of İskenderun’da Bulunmuş Yeni Hitit Hiyeroglif Yazıtlı ve Kabartmalı İki Stel

Preliminary Report of ARSUZ 1-2 stelae in Turkish. The edition will be published in Anatolian S... more Preliminary Report of ARSUZ 1-2 stelae in Turkish.
The edition will be published in Anatolian Studies 65 (2015):
Two new inscribed Storm-god stelae from Arsuz
(İskenderun): ARSUZ 1 and 2 by Belkıs Dinçol - Ali Dinçol - J.D. Hawkins - Hasan Peker and Aliye Öztan with a contribution by Ömer Çelik

Research paper thumbnail of A Funerary Stele from Yunus (Karkemish)

Orientalia, 2014

In 2010, during the construction of a new road along the southern side of the main mound of the Y... more In 2010, during the construction of a new road along the southern side of the main mound of the Yunus cemetery, a Roman chamber tomb was found. The stele published here was found in secondary use as the
doorway at the end of the entrance dromos of the tomb.
Two lines of an incised inscription (measuring 22.5 cm in height), first line sinistroverse, second line dextroverse, are present on the top of the stele (Photo 4). We may note the cursive sign-forms, the use of worddividers only for the logograms FILIUS and L.69, the use of zi/zí signs for –za/–sa (neuter particle) and rhotacism. The text can probably be dated to the 8th century BC.

Research paper thumbnail of A Stele from Gürçay near Karkemish

Orientalia, 2014

During the 2012 excavation season at Karkemish, the Expedition was informed that a sculpted “arm”... more During the 2012 excavation season at Karkemish, the Expedition was informed that a sculpted “arm” was lying at the edge of the main road to the south of the village of Gürçay (Karkamıs¸, Gaziantep), by the artificial lake formed by the Euphrates river near the Karkamış dam. Upon inspection, an inscribed relief fragment was found and a quick search around revealed a second inscribed piece reused in the local cemetery nearby, within the sector which seemed more ancient and could go back to the beginning of the 20th century AD

Research paper thumbnail of An Anatolian Hieroglyphic Cylinder Seal from the Hilani at Karkemish

Orientalia, 2014

In 2011, upon restarting the excavations in the Hilani building (called area B), a bronze cylinde... more In 2011, upon restarting the excavations in the Hilani building (called area B), a bronze cylinder seal (registered as KH.11.O.65) with an outstanding hieroglyphic inscription was found in the surface fill (F.109) of cella L.110 of that imposing temple building

Research paper thumbnail of A Stele by Suhi I from Karkemish

Orientalia, 2014

Access to the site of Karkemish, after it became a military area in July 1920, was denied to visi... more Access to the site of Karkemish, after it became a military area in July 1920, was denied to visitors, with some occasional, limited exceptions until the 1970s. The granting of a new excavation permit allowed us to make a first official survey of the site on October 1, 2011, which on that day — due to a bureaucratic problem — was carried out by the director of the Turco-Italian Archaeological Expedition, N. Marchetti, alone. Soon after the site was entered, a large basalt monolith was noted lying on the surface at the southwestern foot of the acropolis, which turned out to be the stele published here, with its inscribed front side facing upwards

Research paper thumbnail of BOĞAZKÖY 4, A New Reading and Interpretation

Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires (N.A.B.U), 2014

BOĞAZKÖY 4, A New Reading and Interpretation

Research paper thumbnail of Prince Tuthaliya and Princess Ašnuhepa

Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires (N.A.B.U), 2014

A new Anatolian hieroglyphic sealing (AT 20414), which was found at Alalakh in 2014 has enabled u... more A new Anatolian hieroglyphic sealing (AT 20414), which was found at Alalakh in 2014 has enabled us to read the name of Tuthaliya’s spouse, the princess, who had been depicted on the Tell Atchana orthostat. Her name had not been deciphered so far. In this preliminary study a new reading is also proposed about prince Tuthaliya’s profession.

Research paper thumbnail of New Hittite Hieroglyphic Seals from the Plain of Antioch in the Hatay Museum

Anatolica, 2012

During the preparations of the publication of the stelae of Arsuz (Iskenderun), which had been tr... more During the preparations of the publication of the stelae of Arsuz (Iskenderun), which had been transferred from their original find spot in the grounds of the Naval Base to the garden of the Archaeological Museum of Hatay, we determined that some new hieroglyphic Hittite seals had been acquired by the museum since our last publication of the collections stored in the same museum in the year 1983.

Research paper thumbnail of A New Funerary Stele from Karkemish and New Values for Some Anatolian Hieroglyphic Signs

Belleten, 2023

Karkemish is located on the West bank of Euphrates River, about 60 kilometres southeast of Gazian... more Karkemish is located on the West bank of Euphrates River, about 60 kilometres southeast of Gaziantep, Turkey, and 100 kilometres northeast of Aleppo, Syria. Ruins of the city, over 90 hectares, of which over 55 lie in Turkey and around 35 in Syria. Since 2011 Karkemish has been newly explored by a joint Turco-Italian Archaeological Expedition. During the 2016 excavation campaign by the Turco-Italian Archaeological Expedition at Karkemish, a fragment of a funerary stele bearing a Hieroglyphic Luwian text was unearthed in the Lower Palace area. The stele probably dates to the early eighth century BCE (reign of Yariri/Yarri) and belonged to the wife of a cultic official. In this article, after presenting an edition of the inscription in question, new values for the Anatolian hieroglyphic sign L375 (which is attested on the stele in the writing PURUS-L375-sá of the word *kummayalli(ya)s, “sacred priest”) and related signs such as L375, L144 (= *521), L74, L129, and L398 are suggested while reinterpreting several passages of hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions from both the Empire and Late Hittite periods.

Research paper thumbnail of A Bull Statue with Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscription (MARAŞ 16) in Kahramanmaraş Museum and the Chronology of the Late Hittite Kingdom of Gurgum

https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1175901 In this article, an edition of an unpublished inscripti... more https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1175901

In this article, an edition of an unpublished inscription (MARAŞ 16) on a basalt bull statue of the 8th century BCE from Kahramanmaraş Museum is presented. Unlike the two rulers by the name of Larama known in Gurgum history, the author of the inscription is a third Larama, son of Hunita. The implications of this new datum for the chronology of the Gurgum dynasty are briefly discussed as well.

Research paper thumbnail of TÜRKMEN-KARAHÖYÜK 1, A New Reading and Interpretation

Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires , 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Afyonkarahisar Surveys and Anatolian Hieroglyphic Seal Impressions from Küçük Çataltepe, Ablak Höyük / Afyonkarahisar Yüzey Araştırmaları ve Küçük Çataltepe, Ablak Höyük’ten Anadolu Hiyeroglif Yazılı Mühür Baskıları

Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi / Turkish Academy of Sciences Journal of Archaeology (TÜBA-AR), 2019

Afyonkarahisar surveys were carried out in 2014 and 2018 in Dinar-Çölovası, in the city center an... more Afyonkarahisar surveys were carried out in 2014 and 2018 in Dinar-Çölovası, in the city center and in the area surrounding İhsaniye. 2nd millennium BCE settlements were dense in the Çölovası area. Mounds that provide findings from this period also appear in certain locations between Afyonkarahisar and İhsaniye. In this article, we will be presenting the ceramic findings connected with the habitation of the 2nd millennium BCE Küçük Çataltepe Höyük and Ablak Höyük settlements, crescent shaped loom weights, a jar piece with a seal impression and most important, a bulla bearing an Anatolian hieroglyphic seal impression.
Küçük Çataltepe Seal Impression: A pottery fragment with an impression of the ‘office seal’ was found in Küçük Çataltepe during the survey of the Afyonkarahisar province in 2014. Three possible interpretations of this impression are proposed as following: 1) MAGNUS.DOMUS.PITHOS, ‘magasin/depot of the palace’, 2) MAGNUS.DOMUS PITHOS, ‘Pithos of the palace’ 3) MAGNUS.DOMUS PITHOS, ‘Pithos(-man) of the palace’. The seal can be dated to the 13th century BCE.
Ablak Höyük Bulla: A conical bulla with a seal impression was found in Ablak Höyük during the survey of the Afyonkarahisar province in 2018. Hieorglyphs on the central area are URBS-tà-na or URBS.TÀ-na, REX.FILIA, it reads ‘URBS-tana / Happirada(n)na or TA/DA…-na, princess’ The seal can be dated to the late-14th/early-13th century BCE.
The aim of this study is to analyze the status of these two mounds in the 2nd millennium BCE by means of findings discovered in these regions together with the map surveys and geographical data.

Research paper thumbnail of The Stele of Kubaba by Kamani and the Kings of Karkemish in the 9th Century BC

Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie (ZA), 2018

The top part of the famous basalt stele of Kubaba from Karkemish, made by Kamani around 790 BC, w... more The top part of the famous basalt stele of Kubaba from Karkemish, made by Kamani around 790 BC, was discovered in 2015. This allows for a new discussion of the development of the iconography of the goddess. The stele completes the genealogy of the Karkemish rulers from the 9th century BC and includes the first mention of Sangara in hieroglyphic writing. Thanks to a study of archival materials in the British Museum and the rediscovery of additional stele fragments in the 1911-1920 dig house at the site, the later history of the monument now becomes better known.

Research paper thumbnail of Notes on Anatolian Hieroglyphic Materials 1 (Şarhöyük, Kayalıpınar)

Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires (N.A.B.U), 2018

(with corrected proportions of drawings) In this forthcoming series of papers, I would like to a... more (with corrected proportions of drawings)
In this forthcoming series of papers, I would like to add further comments and corrections on some published Anatolian Hieroglyphic materials.

Research paper thumbnail of A New Hieroglyphic Luwian Stele from Kahramanmaraş: MARAŞ 17 / Kahramanmaraş’tan Hiyeroglif Luvice Yeni Bir Stel: MARAŞ 17

Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi / Turkish Academy of Sciences Journal of Archaeology (TÜBA-AR), 2018

ABSTRACT In this article, the first considerations about a new Hieroglyphic Luwian stele (MARAŞ ... more ABSTRACT
In this article, the first considerations about a new Hieroglyphic Luwian stele (MARAŞ 17) that was found in Kahramanmaraş on 25.11.2017 will be discussed. Moreover, as a result of the inspections made on MARAŞ 17 (Muwizi, son of Larama I) and MARAŞ 16 (Larama III, son of Humamita) as well as the inscriptions published up to now, a complete list of Gurgum kings was established for a period of 300 years.

ÖZET
Bu yazıda 25.11.2017’de Kahramanmaraş’ta bulunan Hiyeroglif Luvice yeni bir stel (MARAŞ 17) hakkında ilk değerlendirmeler ele alınacaktır. Ayrıca şimdiye kadar yayımlanmış yazıtların yanı sıra MARAŞ 17 (Muwizi, I. Larama’nın oğlu) ve MARAŞ 16 (III. Larama, Humamita’nın oğlu) üzerinde yapılan incelemeler sonucunda yaklaşık 300 yıllık dönemin tam bir Gurgum kral listesi oluşturulmuştur.

Research paper thumbnail of Some Remarks on the Imperial Hittite Sealings from the 2017 Excavations at Karkemish

Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires (N.A.B.U), 2017

(with missing endnotes) During the May-July 2017 season of excavations at Karkemish, c. 250 clay... more (with missing endnotes)
During the May-July 2017 season of excavations at Karkemish, c. 250 clay sealings from the Hittite Empire Period (possibly from the period of Ini-Tešub of Karkemish, see Fig. 1) were retrieved in a LB II stratum of Area C East in the Lower Palace area.

Research paper thumbnail of A Stele of Kubaba from Afşin

Research paper thumbnail of Tanrıça Kubaba’nın Kayıp Yüzü

Research paper thumbnail of Tanrıça Kubaba Yüzüne Kavuştu

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

Anatolian Studies, 2015

In 2007 two stelae, each bearing figures of the Storm-god leading a ruler and a duplicate Hierogl... more 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.

Research paper thumbnail of İskenderun’da Bulunmuş Yeni Hitit Hiyeroglif Yazıtlı ve Kabartmalı İki Stel

Preliminary Report of ARSUZ 1-2 stelae in Turkish. The edition will be published in Anatolian S... more Preliminary Report of ARSUZ 1-2 stelae in Turkish.
The edition will be published in Anatolian Studies 65 (2015):
Two new inscribed Storm-god stelae from Arsuz
(İskenderun): ARSUZ 1 and 2 by Belkıs Dinçol - Ali Dinçol - J.D. Hawkins - Hasan Peker and Aliye Öztan with a contribution by Ömer Çelik

Research paper thumbnail of A Funerary Stele from Yunus (Karkemish)

Orientalia, 2014

In 2010, during the construction of a new road along the southern side of the main mound of the Y... more In 2010, during the construction of a new road along the southern side of the main mound of the Yunus cemetery, a Roman chamber tomb was found. The stele published here was found in secondary use as the
doorway at the end of the entrance dromos of the tomb.
Two lines of an incised inscription (measuring 22.5 cm in height), first line sinistroverse, second line dextroverse, are present on the top of the stele (Photo 4). We may note the cursive sign-forms, the use of worddividers only for the logograms FILIUS and L.69, the use of zi/zí signs for –za/–sa (neuter particle) and rhotacism. The text can probably be dated to the 8th century BC.

Research paper thumbnail of A Stele from Gürçay near Karkemish

Orientalia, 2014

During the 2012 excavation season at Karkemish, the Expedition was informed that a sculpted “arm”... more During the 2012 excavation season at Karkemish, the Expedition was informed that a sculpted “arm” was lying at the edge of the main road to the south of the village of Gürçay (Karkamıs¸, Gaziantep), by the artificial lake formed by the Euphrates river near the Karkamış dam. Upon inspection, an inscribed relief fragment was found and a quick search around revealed a second inscribed piece reused in the local cemetery nearby, within the sector which seemed more ancient and could go back to the beginning of the 20th century AD

Research paper thumbnail of An Anatolian Hieroglyphic Cylinder Seal from the Hilani at Karkemish

Orientalia, 2014

In 2011, upon restarting the excavations in the Hilani building (called area B), a bronze cylinde... more In 2011, upon restarting the excavations in the Hilani building (called area B), a bronze cylinder seal (registered as KH.11.O.65) with an outstanding hieroglyphic inscription was found in the surface fill (F.109) of cella L.110 of that imposing temple building

Research paper thumbnail of A Stele by Suhi I from Karkemish

Orientalia, 2014

Access to the site of Karkemish, after it became a military area in July 1920, was denied to visi... more Access to the site of Karkemish, after it became a military area in July 1920, was denied to visitors, with some occasional, limited exceptions until the 1970s. The granting of a new excavation permit allowed us to make a first official survey of the site on October 1, 2011, which on that day — due to a bureaucratic problem — was carried out by the director of the Turco-Italian Archaeological Expedition, N. Marchetti, alone. Soon after the site was entered, a large basalt monolith was noted lying on the surface at the southwestern foot of the acropolis, which turned out to be the stele published here, with its inscribed front side facing upwards

Research paper thumbnail of BOĞAZKÖY 4, A New Reading and Interpretation

Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires (N.A.B.U), 2014

BOĞAZKÖY 4, A New Reading and Interpretation

Research paper thumbnail of Prince Tuthaliya and Princess Ašnuhepa

Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires (N.A.B.U), 2014

A new Anatolian hieroglyphic sealing (AT 20414), which was found at Alalakh in 2014 has enabled u... more A new Anatolian hieroglyphic sealing (AT 20414), which was found at Alalakh in 2014 has enabled us to read the name of Tuthaliya’s spouse, the princess, who had been depicted on the Tell Atchana orthostat. Her name had not been deciphered so far. In this preliminary study a new reading is also proposed about prince Tuthaliya’s profession.

Research paper thumbnail of New Hittite Hieroglyphic Seals from the Plain of Antioch in the Hatay Museum

Anatolica, 2012

During the preparations of the publication of the stelae of Arsuz (Iskenderun), which had been tr... more During the preparations of the publication of the stelae of Arsuz (Iskenderun), which had been transferred from their original find spot in the grounds of the Naval Base to the garden of the Archaeological Museum of Hatay, we determined that some new hieroglyphic Hittite seals had been acquired by the museum since our last publication of the collections stored in the same museum in the year 1983.

Research paper thumbnail of New Evidence for the late 13th Century BCE Administrative Structure at Karkemiš

Anatolia between the 13th and the 12th Century B.C.E. 22-23 January 2019, Università di Torino, Dipartimento di Studi Storici - Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Torino per il Medio Oriente e l’Asia, Eothen 23, 2020

During the 2017 excavation season at Karkemish, around 250 clay sealings dating from c. mid-13 th... more During the 2017 excavation season at Karkemish, around 250 clay sealings dating from c. mid-13 th century BCE, half of which bearing seal impressions, were discovered in a fill below a Late Bronze II monumental building in area C East in the Lower Palace area. In this article I discuss two inscribed objects coming from two rooms of the building sealing that fill: they actually come from the layer of collapse sealing two adjoining rooms of the building. A third piece (KH.17.O.89) was found in a small Iron I pit cutting through the layer of collapse of the southernmost room.

Research paper thumbnail of Reevaluation of Some Published Alalakh Seals and Sealings

‘And I Knew Twelve Languages’. A Tribute to Massimo Poetto on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday, 2019

In the present article seven published seals and sealings from Alalakh (L. Woolley's excavations)... more In the present article seven published seals and sealings from Alalakh (L. Woolley's excavations) and a purchased seal from the Hatay Museum will be discussed based on new photographs and recent developments in Anatolian Hieroglyphic studies.

Research paper thumbnail of Yayınlanmış Bazı Anadolu Hiyeroglifli Mühürlerin Okunuşlarında Yeni Değerlendirmeler (New Evaluations of Some Published Anatolian Hieroglyphic Seals)

Some published re-interpreted Anatolian Hieroglyphic seals and sealings with a list at the end of... more Some published re-interpreted Anatolian Hieroglyphic seals and sealings with a list at the end of the paper.

Research paper thumbnail of Texts from Karkemish I. Luwian Hieroglyphic Inscriptions from The 2011-2015 Excavations

The present study offers a full edition of the Luwian hieroglyphic texts uncovered during the ren... more The present study offers a full edition of the Luwian hieroglyphic texts uncovered
during the renewed Karkemish excavations (the fragments previously excavated by the
British Museum expedition which have been rediscovered by us on the field will be
presented in two successive volumes).

The whole book is available for download freely on the OrientLab website. See link above.

Research paper thumbnail of International Relationships and Political Instruments of the Hittite State: War and Diplomacy / Hitit Devleti’nin Uluslararası İlişkileri ve Politik Enstrümanları: Savaş ve Diplomasi

Research paper thumbnail of An Amulet with the Names of Ramesses II from the Roman Baths at Ankara

“Chapter 23: An Amulet with the Names of Ramesses II from the Roman Baths at Ankara”, Across The ... more “Chapter 23: An Amulet with the Names of Ramesses II from the Roman Baths at Ankara”, Across The Border: Late Bronze-Iron Age Relations Between Syria and Anatolia, Proceedings of a Symposium held at the Research Center of Anatolian Studies, Koç University, Istanbul May 31–June 1, 2010, K. Aslıhan Yener (ed.), Leuven-Paris-Walpole, MA.: 539-542. ISBN: 978-90-429-2715-5.

Research paper thumbnail of An Eastern Mediterranean Approach to Hatti-Ahhiyawa Relations

“An Eastern Mediterranean Approach to Hatti - Ahhiyawa Relations”, VII. Uluslararası Hititoloji K... more “An Eastern Mediterranean Approach to Hatti - Ahhiyawa Relations”, VII. Uluslararası Hititoloji Kongresi Bildirileri Çorum 25-31 Ağustos 2008 / Acts of the VIIth International Congress of Hittitology Çorum, 25-31 August 2008, Ankara, 2010: 613-622. ISBN: 978-605-363-764-6

Research paper thumbnail of Dilbilim, Filoloji ve Hititoloji

Research paper thumbnail of Eski Mısır Mitolojisi'nden Örnekler (Yaradılış Mitosları ve Tanrılar)

“Eski Mısır Mitolojisi'nden Örnekler (Yaradılış Mitosları ve Tanrılar)”, O. F. Akyol (ed.), NAVlS... more “Eski Mısır Mitolojisi'nden Örnekler (Yaradılış Mitosları ve Tanrılar)”, O. F. Akyol (ed.), NAVlSALVlA 2006, İstanbul: 22-28.

Research paper thumbnail of Karabel Kaya Anıtı

Peker, H. – Baykan, D., “Karabel Kaya Anıtı”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Arkeolojik... more Peker, H. – Baykan, D., “Karabel Kaya Anıtı”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Arkeolojik Kazı ve Araştırmalar Toplantısı – 18, 13-15 Mayıs 2019 (Poster Sunumu)

Research paper thumbnail of Reading Anatolian Hieroglyphs

Reading Anatolian Hieroglyphs (16th-8th Centuries BC): A Practical Introduction to the Luwian Lan... more Reading Anatolian Hieroglyphs (16th-8th Centuries BC):
A Practical Introduction to the Luwian Language and Script
(3 Seminars at Bologna University)

Research paper thumbnail of Marchetti, N., & Peker, H. (2014). A Stele from Gürçay near Karkemish. Orientalia, 83(2), pp. 182–188.

Research paper thumbnail of Dinçol, A., Dinçol, B., Hawkins, J. D., Marchetti, N., & Peker, H. (2014). A Stele by Suhi I from Karkemish. Orientalia, 83(2),  pp. 143–153.

Dinçol, A., Dinçol, B., Hawkins, J. D., Marchetti, N., & Peker, H. (2014). A Stele by Suhi I from Karkemish. Orientalia, 83(2), pp. 143–153.