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Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscription
These fragments, written in an Indo-European language known as Luwian, were once a part of a Neo-Hittite royal monument. It contains the name of a ruler who may be known from Assyrian texts as having borne tribute to the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III around 850 BCE. The inscription is written using a hieroglyphic writing system.
Name: Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscription
Material: Basalt
Size:
Length: 57 cm (1 ft 10 in)
Width: 43 cm (1 ft 5 in)
Depth: 2.5 cm (1 in)
Date: 800–700 BCE
Place of Origin: Amuq Valley, Tell Tayinat, Turkey
Location: Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, Illinois
Source and Registration#: Oriental Institute Museum A27861 D-H
Christopher Woods
Associate Professor of Sumerology, University of Chicago
