Anatolian Civilizations and Historical Sites - TEDA

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Malatya Statue. The statue, found in Malatya, one of the most important
of the late Hittite city states, represents king Tarhunza.
of a husband and wife, found in Marafl and today exhibited in Adana
Museum, belong to the end of 8 th century BC, and have Hittite and Arami
characteristics, but erecting grave stones is a custom of Phoenicians
and Aramis. Furthermore, having a nose ring as an accessory is the
influence of Phoenicians, whereas the hair and beard is the Aramisized
variation of the Assyrian influence. The tomb stone belonging to
a mother and son, which is now in Marafl Museum, and the tombstone
of Tarhunpiyas, which is now in the Louvre Museum, also belong to
the Late Hittite Era. On the tomb stone of Tarhunpiyas, a son stands
on his mother’s knees, while she sits, and there is a bird above the son,
and further above, the name of her son is written. Carchemish,