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Örtülü

The upper part of a basalt stele depicts a dining couple. It was found near the Örtülü village of the İslahiye town in the province of Gaziantep and dated to the 9th to 8th century BCE. It measures 56 cm in height and 90 cm in width. The stele is currently in the Gaziantep Museum.


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Örtülü stele - T. Bilgin, 2019


Literature:
Balcıoğlu, B. "Gaziantep Arkeoloji Müzesindeki Bazı Geç Hitit Stelleri Hakkında," AMM 1997 Yıllığı, 1998: 94–102 (II b).
Bonatz, D. Syro-hethitische Grabdenkmal, Mainz, 2000. (C 26)
Kalaç, M. "Einige Stelen mit hieroglyphisch-luwischen Inschriften oder ohne sie," CRRAI 20. 1975: 188-89 and plt. XLIII.
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Image sources:
Tayfun Bilgin, 2019.