Hieroglyphic inscription, Hattusa, Anatolia, Turkey
Inscription in Luwian hieroglyphics carved on the Nisantas cliff, naming king Suppiluliuma II and his ancestors and listing their conquests and monuments, at Hattusa archaeological site, near Bogazkale, Corum, Anatolia, Turkey. Hattusa was the capital of the Hittite empire, built in the late Bronze Age from c. 1650 BC, on an older Chalcolithic settlement founded 6th millennium BC. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50448325
Media ID
50448325
Size
8268px x 4216px
(21.1MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
