The Kellekli Stela was found in 1902 ca 1 km from the village Kelekli. The 1.2 meter highand 0,62 m wide, with a missing top and bottom was made of black basalt stone. Two opposing figures, possibly Teshub (dressed in short kilt and shoes with upturned toes) 1 and a ruler are depicted on the front side. Below them on left, front, and right sides is a luwian inscription of Suhis II of Karkamış. The name of a king Tudhaliyas is recorded as well.Stele dates to Karkemis II / III Period.
See:
- https://www.hittitemonuments.com/kelekli/
- J. D. Hawkins,Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions, Vol 1, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2000: pp. 72 ff.
- Guy Bunnens, J. David Hawkins, Isabelle Leirens, A New Luwian Stele and the Cult of the Storm-god at Til Barsib-Masuwari, Peeters Publishers, 2006, p. 130-131
- Winfried Orthmann: Untersuchungen zur späthethitischen Kunst. (= Saarbrücker Beiträge zur Altertumskunde Bd. 8) Habelt, Bonn 1971, p. 44; 517, Kellekli
- William N. Bates, “Archaeological News.” American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 14, no. 3, 1910, pp. 361–399.
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| Dirección | kelekli, gaziantep, 0, Turkey |
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