The Karaçay/Pazarcık Stele of Storm God

Ali CİFCİ

doi:https://doi.org/10.26650/anar.2020.23.814553

Article Details

The Karaçay/Pazarcık Stele of Storm God

Authors:

Ali CİFCİ

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

History of ancient world | History

Journal:

Anatolian Research 2020 Vol. Issue 23, pp.123-134

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000857435

Frequency:

Annual

eISSN:

2667-629X

pISSN:

0569-9746

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26650/anar.2020.23.814553

Keywords:

Abstract:

 


The depiction of storm god on rock reliefs, orthostats and stelae was a very common feature  of  the  Neo-Hittite  city  states.  Similar  stelae  dating  back  to  the  Gurgum  kingdom  period  within  the  boundaries  of  Kahramanmaraş  province  are  exhibited  today in both regional and local museums. In these stelae, the storm god is usually depicted as facing right, bearded, wearing a helmet, and holding an axe in his right hand with a trident thunderbolt in his left hand under a winged disc. In this study, the  Karaçay  stele  exhibited  in  the  Kahramanmaraş  Museum  was  evaluated.  In  this  context, a new dating is proposed by comparing the style and iconographic features of other similar stelae in the region and by considering the location of the stele

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Geç-Hitit Kent Devletleri’nin kurulu bulunduğu coğrafyada Fırtına Tanrısının betimlendiği kaya kabartmaları, orthostatlar ve stellerin yaygın olduğu bilinmektedir. Kahramanmaraş İli sınırları içerisinde yer alan Gurgum Krallığı Dönemi’ne tarihlenen benzer steller bugün hem bölge hem de yerel müzelerde sergilenmektedir. Bu stellerde Fırtına Tanrısı genellikle sağa bakan, sakallı, başlık takan, sol elinde trident şimşek ve sağ elinde balta ile kanatlı güneş kursunun altında tasvir edilmiştir. Bu çalışmada Kahramanmaraş Müzesi’nde sergilenen Karaçay steli değerlendirilmiştir. Bu bağlamda bölgede bulunan diğer benzer stellerin üslup ve ikonografik özellikleri ile karşılaştırma yapılarak ve stelin bulunduğu lokalizasyon göz önünde bulundurularak yeni bir tarihlendirme önerilmiştir.

Article Details

The Karaçay/Pazarcık Stele of Storm God

Authors:

Ali CİFCİ

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

History of ancient world | History

Journal:

Anatolian Research 2020 Vol. Issue 23, pp.123-134

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000857435

Frequency:

Annual

eISSN:

2667-629X

pISSN:

0569-9746

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26650/anar.2020.23.814553

Fırtına Tanrısı

Geç Hitit

Gurgum

Maraş

Issues

Article Details

The Karaçay/Pazarcık Stele of Storm God

Authors: Ali CİFCİ

Publisher: Istanbul University

Main Topics: History of ancient world | History

Journal: Anatolian Research 2020 Vol. Issue 23, pp.123-134

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2021

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000857435

Frequency: Annual

eISSN: 2667-629X

pISSN: 0569-9746

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26650/anar.2020.23.814553

Fırtına Tanrısı

Geç Hitit

Gurgum

Maraş

Issues

Authors:

Ali CİFCİ

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

History of ancient world | History

Journal:

Anatolian Research 2020 Vol. Issue 23, pp.123-134

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000857435

Frequency:

Annual

eISSN:

2667-629X

pISSN:

0569-9746

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26650/anar.2020.23.814553