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DOI :10.26650/anar.2020.23.814553   IUP :10.26650/anar.2020.23.814553    Full Text (PDF)

The Karaçay/Pazarcık Stele of Storm God

Ali Çifçi

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.

DOI :10.26650/anar.2020.23.814553   IUP :10.26650/anar.2020.23.814553    Full Text (PDF)

Karaçay/Pazarcık Fırtına Tanrısı Steli

Ali Çifçi

Geç-Hitit Kent Devletleri’nin kurulu bulunduğu coğrafyada kaya kabartmaları, orthostatlar ve steller üzerinde Fırtına Tanrısı tasvirlerinin yaygın olduğu bilinmektedir. Kahramanmaraş İli sınırları içerisinde yer alan Gurgum Krallığı Dönemi’ne tarihlenen benzer tasvirler bugün hem bölge hem de yerel müzelerde sergilenmektedir. Bu betimlemelerde 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 Fırtına Tanrısı steli değerlendirilmiştir. Söz konusu stel bölgedeki diğer benzer Fırtına Tanrısı tasvirleri ile üslup ve ikonografik özellikleri bakımından karşılaştırılarak yeni bir tarihlendirme önerilmiştir.


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Submitted22.10.2020
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