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Inscribed Gate Lion. Basalt, Height 63 cm. Marafl. Late Hittite, Ca 800 BC
be discussed in detail in the following chapters. In Çukurova, a Late
Hittite State, the State of Que, which was described in the Assyrian
sources as Qunki, is found. In an Assyrian document dated 858 BC, while
describing the coalition formed in the north of Syria, reference is made to
Kate the King of Que and Phirim the King of Hilakku. The Kingdom of
Que was in the Adana region, whereas the Kingdom of Hilakku was in
the mountainous regions of Çukurova. In 834 BC, the Assyrian King
Salmanassar III attacked the land of Que and took a portion of the Que
territories. It is seen that six years after this, the Assyrians dethroned King
Kate and enthroned his brother Kiri in lieu of him.
It is understood that, during the period of Tiglathpileser III., Urriki the
King of Que paid tributes to the Assyrians. The name of this king is
encountered both on the epitaph of the King Asitivatas found in Karatepe
and on the epitaph discovered in 1998 in the Adana village of Cine, which
is exhibited today in the Adana Museum. In the bilingual epitaph found on
the pedestal of the sculpture of Tarhunza in the cart pulled by two bulls,
Urriki introduces himself as the King of Danunas, coming from the
Mopsos lineage. It is understood that the Kingdom of Hilakku, situated in
the mountainous region of Çukurova, was in the hands of the Assyrians
during the period of Sargon II. Around 705-681 BC, during the reign of
Sanharip who ascended to the throne after Sargon II, the people of