Photos of Yazılıkaya

Hittite rock relief of İmamkullu, district of Kayseri, Turkey by Following Hadrian

The left section features a human figure, moving to the right, perhaps the creator of the monument, holding a spear in his left hand and a bow in his left (the string is only roughly indicated). On his belt there are knobs and some traces of a sword. He wears a round cap and there are traces also of a horn and pointed shoes. Luwian hieroglyphs were engraved in front of his head, which name him as a son of the king. His name is given as Kuwalanamuwa. A prince of this name is also known from the Hanyeri and Manisa reliefs. Whether they are all the same person is not certain, though certainly possible. In the upper part, the Thunder God Teshub is depicted in a chariot, driving to the right. He wears pointy shoes, a short soldier's kilt and a pointed hat with horns, which identifies him as a god. Traces of a sword can also be seen on his belt. He has a mace in his right hand and holds the reins of the galloping bulls (Herri and Serri) which pull his chariot with his left hand. Above his outstretched hand there are three hieroglyphs which name him as the weather god of heaven; a fourth hieroglyph below the others is no longer legible. The god and his chariot stand on the bent necks of three mountain gods, in a manner similar to the main scene at Yazılıkaya. They wear the long robes and peaked hats which are usual for mountain gods, and are armed with swords. They themselves stand on top of three demons with cat's heads and raised human arms. In the right Hepat, the Sun Goddess of Arinna, is portrayed standing up on a stylised tree. Between the weather god and the goddess, is a bird flying to the left. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Yazılıkaya is a tourist attraction, one of the Archaeological sites in Karakeçili, An Tuirc. It is located: 457 km from Ankara, 485 km from Kayseri, 900 km from Eskişehir Province. Read further
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