BOĞAZKÖY 4, A New Reading and Interpretation
Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires (N.A.B.U.), vol.2014, no.3, pp.111-112, 2014 (Non Peer-Reviewed Journal)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 2014 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2014
- Journal Name: Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires (N.A.B.U.)
- Page Numbers: pp.111-112
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
An Imperial Period graffiti on a sphinx at the Sphinx Gate of Hattusa was recently reevaluated by M. Alparslan (Alparslan apud Schachner 2013: 174 ff. and see its bibliography for the previous editions). I would like to add further comments and a different reading. An unknown king’s name (who would have been also a scribe) on a monument located in the very heart of the Hittite Kingdom is a problematic remark. A different interpretation in the light of the arrangement of the signs can be proposed.