Aksaray Stele

It is the bottom part of a stele with a relief of Storm God on the front face and the last 5 lines of a Hieroglyphic Luwian inscription on the back and the sides. The last line continues to the front of the stele, forming a line below the god relief. In its current shape, the stele is about 88x90x39 cm. It was found during the excavations for an office building construction in Aksaray in 1976. The inscription is a dedication by a king named Kiyakiya, whose name is also mentioned in the Topada monument. Kiyakiya is thought to be the same person known as Kiakki in Assyrian sources, who was deposed by Assyrian King Sargon II in 718 BCE. Thus, the stele is dated to the end of the 8th century BCE. It is currently in the Aksaray Museum.


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