Yazılıkaya

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Coordinates: 40°01′30″N, 34°37′58″E

Rock carving depicting god Sharruma and King Tudhaliya dated to around 1250 - 1220 BC.
Rock carving depicting god Sharruma and King Tudhaliya dated to around 1250 - 1220 BC.

Yazilikaya (Turkish: Yazılıkaya for inscribed rock) is a sanctuary of Hattusa, the capital city of the Hittite Empire, today in the Çorum Province, Turkey.

This was a holy site for the Hittites living in the nearby city of Hattusa. Most impressive today are the rock-cut reliefs portraying the gods from the Hittite pantheon. There were also shrines built adjacent to the rocks. It is believed that New Year's celebrations took place at the site. The sanctuaries were used from the fifteenth century BC, but most of the rock carvings date to the reign of the Hittite kings Tudhaliya IV and Suppiluliuma II in the late 13th century BC.

Relief with the twelve gods of the underworld.
Relief with the twelve gods of the underworld.


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