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Brothers of Kamani

The early photo shows the orthostat from the Royal Buttress prior to any damage. The children are the brothers of Kamani. The labels (KARKAMIŠ A7c–i) identify each with a name. Top left to right: Malitispa, Astitarhunza, Tarnitispa, Isikaritispa; bottom left to right: Sikara, Halpawari, Yahilatispa (Hawkins, 2000: 129).

The orthostat to the right shows a (male?) nanny(?) carrying an infant named Tuwarsai, who is identified in the accompanying inscription (KARKAMIŠ A7j) as "the desired(?) (one) of the ruler, the prince proclaimed for preeminence" (Hawkins, 2000: 129). The basalt orthostats date to the early part of the 8th century BCE. They are on display at the Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara.


J. D. Hawkins, 2000 (photo from excavation archive) T. Bilgin, 2006 T. Bilgin, 2014 J. D. Hawkins, 2000


Literature:
Genge, H. Nordsyrisch-südanatolische Reliefs, Kobenhavn, 1979: 153–67. (Abb. 31)
Gilibert, A. Syro-Hittite monumental art and the archaeology of performance, Berlin, 2011. (Carchemish 77–78)
Gilibert, A. "Children of Kubaba: Serious Games, Ritual Toys, and Divination at Iron Age Carchemish," Religions 13 (10), 2002: 881.
Hawkins, J. D. Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions, Vol 1, Berlin, 2000: 128–29 and plts. 34–35. (KARKAMIŠ A7c–j)
Hawkins, J. D. Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions, Vol 3, Berlin, 2024: 200–1. (KARKAMIŠ A7c–j)
Orthmann, W. Untersuchungen zur späthethitischen Kunst, Bonn, 1971. (Karkemis G/6, G/7)
Özgen, İ. "Some remarks on a figure from the "Royal Buttress" at Kargamış," FsTÖzgüç, 1989: 373–76.
Peker, H. Anadolu Hiyeroglif Yazılı Belgeler 1: Geç Hitit Karkamış Krallığı Yazıtları, Bologna, 2022: 56–58.
(List of Abbreviations)


Image sources:
J. David Hawkins, 2000.
Tayfun Bilgin, 2006, 2014.