The Yörükselim Stele: A Neo-Hittite Period Stele from the Kahramanmaraş Museum

Çifçi A., Başpınar G.

ANATOLICA, cilt.49, sa.49, ss.81-91, 2023 (AHCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 49
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2143/ana.49.0.3292771
  • Dergi Adı: ANATOLICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, L'Année philologique, Anthropological Literature, Index Islamicus, International Bibliography of Art, Linguistic Bibliography, MLA - Modern Language Association Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.81-91
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Although no systematic excavations or surveys were conducted to locate or uncover the remains of the Neo-Hittite kingdom of Gurgum, which dominated the region surrounding the modern Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) province in the Middle Iron Age, many stelae bearing hieroglyphic royal inscriptions, relief-blocks, and funerary stelae have been found at the fortress and on the mound in the city center of Maraş and its immediate vicinity, reflecting the material culture of the kingdom. Funerary stelae from this region are particularly significant due to their unique characteristics in the selection of themes, style, and iconography. This study presents a stylistic and iconographic evaluation of the Yörükselim stele from the Kahramanmaraş Museum in comparison with other similar stelae found in the region and discusses the significance of the area that the stelae originate from as a necropolis or a cult center of the kingdom of Gurgum in the Iron Age.