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Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26993 'King's Gate in Hattusha.' A warrior god adorns one of the giant slabs that form the King's Gate in the eastern city wall off Hattusha, the Hittite capital situated near the village of Bogazköy (north of Yozgat). The gate, dating from the 14th century BC, was constructed in the form of a pointed arch, the upper part of which is now lost. The relief with the god is a replica; the original is kept in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26992 'Lion Gate in Hattusha.' The Lion Gate gives entrance to the western quarter of the Hittite capital Hattusha, situated near the village of Bogazköy (north of Yozgat). The gate, dating from the 14th century BC, was constructed in the form of a pointed arch, the upper part of which is now lost. The lion, with its threatening open mouth was intended to ward off evil spirits. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26995 'Cult chamber in Hattusha.' Hittite hieroglyphs, chiselled into the wall of a cult chamber, make clear that it must have been a kind of symbolic entrance to the underworld. The chamber was built around 1200 BC by king Supiluliuma in the Hittite capital Hattusha, situated near the village of Bogazköy (north of Yozgat). Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26996 'Yazilikaya rock temple-1.' The Small Gallery in the Hittite rock temple of Yazilikaya has some fine reliefs dating from the 13th century BC. The image to the right shows the god Sarruma (with high hat) embracing king Tudhaliyas IV, whose head is badly damaged and is hardly visible anymore. To the left is the representation of a large sword, which has a pommel in the shape of a god's head, probably Nergal, god of the underworld. Yazilikaya, consisting of natural rock galleries, open to the sky, was the national sanctuary of the Hittite Empire and is located near the Hittite capital of Hattusha (north of Yozgat). Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26997 'Yazilikaya rock temple-2.' The Small Gallery in the Hittite rock temple of Yazilikaya has some fine reliefs dating from the 13th century BC. The image to the left shows the god Sarruma (with high hat) embracing king Tudhaliyas IV, whose head is badly damaged and is hardly visible anymore. The rectangular niches may have contained the crematory urns of the Hittite royal family. Yazilikaya, consisting of natural rock galleries, open to the sky, was the national sanctuary of the Hittite Empire and is located near the Hittite capital of Hattusha (north of Yozgat). Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26998 'Yazilikaya rock temple-3' The Small Gallery in the Hittite rock temple of Yazilikaya has some fine reliefs dating from the 13th century BC. The image to the right shows the god Sarruma (with high hat) embracing king Tudhaliyas IV, whose head is badly damaged and is hardly visible anymore. To the left is the representation of a large sword, with the hilt formed by four lions: two pointing towards the blade surmounted by a pair that faces to the left and right. The pommel of the sword is in the shape of a god's head, probably Nergal, god of the underworld. Yazilikaya, consisting of natural rock galleries, open to the sky, was the national sanctuary of the Hittite Empire and is located near the Hittite capital of Hattusha (north of Yozgat). Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 27000 'Yazilikaya rock temple-4' The Small Gallery in the Hittite rock temple of Yazilikaya has some fine reliefs dating from the 13th century BC. This image shows the god Sarruma (with high hat) embracing king Tudhaliyas IV, whose head is badly damaged and is hardly visible anymore. The rectangular niche may have contained crematory urns of the Hittite royal family. Yazilikaya, consisting of natural rock galleries, open to the sky, was the national sanctuary of the Hittite Empire and is located near the Hittite capital of Hattusha (north of Yozgat). Photo Mick Palarczyk.
[TURKEY.CENTRAL 26993
'King's Gate in Hattusha.'

A warrior god adorns one of the giant slabs that form the King's Gate in the eastern city wall off Hattusha, the Hittite capital situated near the village of Bogazköy (north of Yozgat). The gate, dating from the 14th century BC, was constructed in the form of a pointed arch, the upper part of which is now lost. The relief with the god is a replica; the original is kept in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26993 'King's Gate in Hattusha.' A warrior god adorns one of the giant slabs that form the King's Gate in the eastern city wall off Hattusha, the Hittite capital situated near the village of Bogazköy (north of Yozgat). The gate, dating from the 14th century BC, was constructed in the form of a pointed arch, the upper part of which is now lost. The relief with the god is a replica; the original is kept in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
[TURKEY.CENTRAL 26993
'King's Gate in Hattusha.'

A warrior god adorns one of the giant slabs that form the King's Gate in the eastern city wall off Hattusha, the Hittite capital situated near the village of Bogazköy (north of Yozgat). The gate, dating from the 14th century BC, was constructed in the form of a pointed arch, the upper part of which is now lost. The relief with the god is a replica; the original is kept in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
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