Anatolian Civilizations and Historical Sites - TEDA

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‘The 12 blessed”. A relief of twelve figures on the walls of the
open-air temple at Yaz›l›kaya. The twelve deities are shown walking
in procession. Short-skirted and wearing pointed 'Scythian' caps,
they bear swords in their right hands, resting on their shoulders
(1250-1220 BC).
in his monk outfit, proceeding towards left. In the large room beside the
small room, depictions of 12 gods are seen on the right hand side.
Opposite them, King Tuthalia IV of the Hittites, who had the temple
constructed according to the hieroglyph on top, is depicted under the
auspices of his god Sharruma. To the left of this embossment is the
3.39 m. embossment of the sword god.
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