Orthostat in King Asitawada’s palace, Karatepe, Turkey 100920_0454

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Orthostat of Phoenician writing, part of a bilingual pair with Hittite hieroglyphics, which led to the decipherment of Hittite hieroglyphics (Luwian hieroglyphs), Karatepe, Turkey

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Size: 3600px × 2389px
Location: Karatepe, Turkey
Photo credit: © gezmen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ancient, asitawada, aslantas, aslantaş, carving, detail, janzig, karatepe, king, neo-hittite, orthostat, phoenician, relief, script, sculpture, sign, signs, stele, turkey, writing