Tanır

This badly weathered rock inscription was first noticed by Erkan Konyar in 2009. It is located near the Yukarı Boğaz locality of Tanır village in the Kahramanmaraş province, near a spring water source by the Hurman River. The inscription is carved on a flattened rock surface about 2.70 meters above ground. The middle section of the inscription apparently mentions the name of the city of Malatiya (MA-(LI_x)-ZI) (See Arslantepe). The six unclear signs to the right may indicate the name of one of the rulers of this city. The broken left side may have contained a title.


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