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Historic · Halkapınar, Konya

İvriz Rock Monument

A Late Hittite rock relief showing a king praying to a god.

  • History

Carved into a rock face beside the İvriz stream, this relief is a Late Hittite work from the 8th century BC. It shows Warpalavas, ruler of the kingdom of Tuwanuwa, praying to the god Tarhundas, who holds grapes and a sheaf of wheat. It has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List since 2017.

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