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Arslantepe Orthostat

King Allumalli(?) is shown pouring libation to gods and goddesses. Reading of the king's name (PUGNUS-mi-li) and the meaning of some of his titles (REX.*462 "King's Seed(?)") remain uncertain. The limestone block was found in situ at the Lion Gate. It is 1.26 meter long and 0.47 meter high. Dates from the 12th to 11th centuries BCE. Currently in the Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara.

B. Bilgin, 2017

Literature:
Dinçol, A. et al. "A stele by Suhi I from Karkemish," Orientalia 83/2, 2014: 150.
Hawkins, J. D. Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions, Vol 1, Berlin, 2000: 312 and plt. 151. (MALATYA 11)
Metzger H. "Une lecture nouvelle des reliefs de Malatya," Revue Archéologique 1978: 197.
Orthmann, W. Untersuchungen zur späthethitischen Kunst, Bonn, 1971. (Malatya A/5a)
Simon, Z. "Wer war Allumari, König von Malatya?," Anatolica XLII, 2016: 67–76.

Image sources:
Bora Bilgin, 2017.