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The Aksaray Stele is a Syro-Hittite monument that was found in the city of
Inscriptions of the Iron Age: Part 1.
Walter de Gruyter, 2012. p.431 Kiyakiyas is also mentioned in the Topada rock inscription ( :de:Felsinschrift von Topada) as one of the kings who were friendly with Wasusarma of Tabal. Thus the inscription can be dated to the late 8th century BC.
The Aksaray Stele is a Syro-Hittite monument that was found in the city of Aksaray
Aksaray (, Koine Greek: Ἀρχελαΐς ''Arhelays'', Medieval Greek: Κολώνεια ''Koloneya'', Ancient Greek: Γαρσάουρα ''Garsaura'') is a city in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey, Central Anatolia region of Turkey and the ca ...
in western Cappadocia
Cappadocia or Capadocia (; tr, Kapadokya), is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It largely is in the provinces Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde.
According to Herodotus, in the time of the Ionian Revo ...
in central Turkey
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. It is exhibited in Aksaray Museum (inventory number 1-1-77).
According to the British hithitologist John David Hawkins
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, the site of the find had been the construction site for the Mehmet Şişman İşhane in Hükümet Caddesi. It was published in 1982 by Massimo Poetto.
Hawkins published the stele in his Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions in 2000.
Description
The stone block is high, wide and thick. The top half is missing. The obverse shows the lower part of a figure to about the waist, probably a weather god. The content of the inscription is a dedication by King Kiyakiyas. He describes the prosperity in his reign and the benevolence of the weather god Tarhunzas. Kiyakiyas is believed to be identical with King Kiyakki of Šinuḫtu, who ruled prior to 718 BC. At that time, he was seized and deported by the Neo-Assyrian kingSargon II
Sargon II (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , meaning "the faithful king" or "the legitimate king") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 722 BC to his death in battle in 705. Probably the son of Tiglath-Pileser III (745–727), Sargon is general ...
. Thus the inscription indicates that the ancient kingdom of Sinuhtu was located at Aksaray.John David Hawkins, ed.Inscriptions of the Iron Age: Part 1.
Walter de Gruyter, 2012. p.431 Kiyakiyas is also mentioned in the Topada rock inscription ( :de:Felsinschrift von Topada) as one of the kings who were friendly with Wasusarma of Tabal. Thus the inscription can be dated to the late 8th century BC.
See also
*Tunna
Tunna, also Dunna or Atuna, was an ancient Anatolian city. In classical antiquity Tunna was known as Tynna. Today it is known as Porsuk Hüyük or Zeyve Höyük.
Bronze Age
In Bronze Age, Tunna or Dunna was a city under Hittite rule. T ...
* List of Neo-Hittite kings
The Neo-Hittite states are sorted according to their geographical position.
All annual details are BC.
The contemporary sources name the language they are written in. Those can be:
* Luwian (always using Luwian hieroglyphs)
* Hittite
* Aramaic
...
Notes
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* Mustafa Kalaç: ''Ein Steinbruchstück mit luwischen Hieroglyphen in Aksaray bei Niğde'' In: ''Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung'' Bd. 92, 1978 S. 117–125. * John David Hawkins: ''Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions.'' Vol. I: ''Inscriptions of the Iron Age.'' Part 2: ''Text. Amuq, Aleppo, Hama, Tabal, Assur Letters, Miscellaneous, Seals, Indices.'' (= ''Studies in Indo-European Language and Culture'' 8). de Gruyter, Berlin, 2000, ISBN 3-11-010864-X, S. 475–478. History of Aksaray Province Archaeological sites in Central Anatolia Luwian inscriptions