The Karaçay/Pazarcık Stele of Storm God

Year 2020, Issue: 23, 123 - 134, 08.01.2021

Ali Cifci

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

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

Keywords

Sardis, Lydia, Anatolia, Urban Planning, Seleukids

Karaçay/Pazarcık Fırtına Tanrısı Steli

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Fırtına Tanrısı, Geç Hitit, Gurgum, Maraş

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