Tekirderbent Inscriptions

Two rectangular blocks with inscriptions originally on three sides of each were first reported in 1907 by the Cornell Expedition to be built into the wall of a guardhouse on Develi-Kayseri road, at the skirts of Mt. Erciyes. Heavily damaged inscriptions cannot be read. On Tekirderbent 1, "divine Mount Harhari" (Hittite name of Mount Erciyes) is mentioned twice (see Hisarcık). Blocks are currently in Kayseri Museum. They are estimated to be from the 8th century BCE.


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