Anatolian Civilizations and Historical Sites - TEDA

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Also, on the stele known as the Bor Stele, which is exhibited today in the
‹stanbul Museum of Ancient Oriental Antiquities, Phrygian influence is
seen on the attire of King Varpalavas. It is assumed that the head of the
sculpture found in Kemerhisar, which is now exhibited in Ere¤li Museum,
belongs to the same king. While the influence of Hittite culture continued
in the land of Tabal in Southern Cappadocia, the effects of the culture of
Phrygia-which had then become a state-emerged. In addition, Arami
influence is also seen in the Late Hittite artifacts. The stele of Muvaharnas
-the son of Varpalavas who was known as Mugallu among the Assyriansfound
in Ni¤de, belonging to around 700 BC, is one of the latest Hittite
monuments. Another stele of this king was found in ‹vriz. Another stele,
the epitaph of which cannot be read, was also obtained on Kefllik Plateau
near Bor. Apart from that, Çalapverdi near Bo¤azl›yan and E¤riköy to the
South of Mount Erciyes are the other places where there are epitaphs.
Karaburna near Hac›bektafl is, on the other hand, a small castle settlement.
It has been theorized that the center of the Kingdom of Tabal might have
been Kullulu which is 68 km. to the north east of Kayseri. In this city which
is established on a rocky area, hieroglyph epitaphs have been obtained.
A palace, as well as human, lion and sphinx carvings made of stone have
also been found here.
The information about the region is limited, due to the few known
settlements in the surroundings and these have not been fully researched.
However, it is understood from the sculptural works that during the
Hittite and Late Hittite Periods, the Hittite culture existed in the
settlement of Göllüda¤, which is near the village of Kömürcü of the town
Gölcük to the north of Ni¤de and is established on a volcanic mountain
where there is a crater lake at a 2172 m. altitude. The architectural
structures belonging to 8 th century BC were built on a sloped area by the
crater lake. In the city found on an area measuring 1700x1000 m., a palace
measuring 112x228 m. is situated in the middle. Embossments of a lion
and sphinx have been found on the monumental gate of entry of this
palace. Another example which indicates that Hittite culture continued in
the land of Tabal is the 8 line epitaph which the Great King of Tabal
Vasusarma commissioned to be written in the 8 th century BC Apart from
the Kingdom of Tabal, there is the Principality of Milidia in the east, in
Malatya, where four generations from the Hittite Dynasty lived. We learn
about their art from the works having been commissioned by King
Sulumeli. Aslantepe, which was the capital of the Kingdom of Milidia, will
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