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	Yazilikaya, Turkey
		The principal interest of Yazilikaya, however, lies not in the fallen temple buildings but in the figures of deities carved on the rock walls of the two natural chambers of the roofless sanctuary.
		The figures in the larger chamber give the impression of two processions, one of male and one of female deities, advancing on either side towards the rear wall, where the principal god and goddess, emphasized both by their positions and by their greater size, meet one another at the focal point of the chamber.
		Rather, the Yazilikaya rock reliefs are the epitome of Hittite ideological art...Among the gods, the sacred marriage culminates in a conjugal union that defines the hierarchy of cosmic power through divine lineage..When the king and queen ceremonially coupled, they renewed far more than the fruit of the fields.
	www.sacredsites.com /december2001pages/yazilikaya.htm (1198 words)

	Alwanza: Travel, Trip to Turkey September 2004
		While we were sitting outside at the restaurant attached to the gas station having breakfast, a gas station attendant insisted on washing the van and refused to take money for it.
		Yazilikaya was not as I expected and I did not feel as much of a connection here as I did at Hattushush.
		After Yazilikaya, I returned to the entrance area and to the souvenir booths where there were little carved stone replicas of Yazilikaya.
	www.alwanza.com /travel/turkey/t20040919.html (2051 words)

	Yazilikaya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Yazilikaya (Türkçe inscribed rock) is a Hittite holy place near Boğazköy, Turkey.
		Yazilikaya is first described in an Assyrian text mentioning a town named Hattush, founded around 1900 BC by the Hati culture.
		Some time during the 17th century BC, the Hitties took over the area and merged with the Hati.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yazilikaya (169 words)

	IHO Toristic Information Yazilikaya which is located 2 km to the northwest of Hattusas historical site was the Open Air ...
		Yazilikaya which is located 2 km to the northwest of Hattusas historical site was the Open Air Shrine of the Hittite Empire.
		In Yazilikaya open air shrine there is a Big Gallery named Room A, and the Small Gallery, named Room B both of which are built into natural rock.
		The west wall of the Big Gallery (room A) is decorated with god reliefs while the east wall is decorated with reliefs of the goddesses and the figures on both walls face the section where the main scene is and the east and west walls join the north wall.
	www.istanbulhotelsonline.com /turkey-information/iho-yazilikaya.php3 (555 words)

	CSP - 'The Hittites and Their Contemporaries in Asia Minor' by J.G. Macqueen
		The newcomers may well have brought their Zeus with them, and his influence has been seen in some of the attributes of the thunder-wielding god of the mountain-tops who is the consort of the Mother Goddess in the official pantheon.
		The principal interest of Yazilikaya however lies not in the temple buildings but in the figures carved in low relief on the rock walls of the two natural chambers.
		Those in the larger one (Chamber A) give the impression of two processions, one of male and one of female deities, advancing on either side towards the rear wall, where the principal god and goddess, emphasized both by their positions and by their greater size, confront one another at the focal point of the chamber.
	www.csp.org /chrestomathy/hittites_and.html (1166 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Yazilikaya is a rock sanctuary created by the Hittites, the second oldest known civilization in Anatolia after the Hatti.
		In this period many great structures were built, and one of them was "Yazilikaya".
		During the reign of King Muvatalli the empire expanded; the Hittites and Egyptians became neighbours.
	www.turktravel.net /historicplaces/anticcities/yazilikaya.asp (369 words)

	US-TR/ CITY OF KING MIDAS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Of the monuments in Phrygia of the Mountains, without doubt one of the foremost and most typical is Yazilikaya.
		One of the routes to Yazilikaya from Eskisehir is via Seyitgazi, which was a major trade road in antiquity.
		The road goes on to the village of Yazilikaya and the Tomb of Midas.The second route to Yazilikaya from Eskisehir is via Çifteler and Han.
	www.us-tr.com /icerik/articles/city_of_midas.html (482 words)

	YAZILIKAYA
		A shrine carved into a natural alcove of rocks lies about a mile and a half northeast of Hattusa.
		Yazilikaya comprises two chambers or alcoves and a roofless sanctuary containing reliefs of gods and goddesses on parade.
		Shaded by trees and carpeted with grass and flowers, the alcove must have inspired the Hittites to worship of their deities here, and perhaps their kings as well.
	www.hattusas.com /yazili.html (385 words)

	Historical Places (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		There is a lion figure with his head lost on the rock on the frontal part.
		Yazilikaya, 39 km far away from Çifteler County, was built on rocky platform thousands of years ago.
		Midas Monument is supposed to be built in B.C. It is processed as a side of a temple on a rock.
	www.eskisehir-bld.gov.tr /kentr/et/et16e.php (1527 words)

	Cankiri, Yazilikaya, Bogazkale, Tokat, Amasya, Hattusas, Hittite Sites, Sivas, Alacahöyük in Central Anatolia ...
		Yazilikaya, an open air rock pantheon dating from the 13th century B.C., contains fine reliefs of all the Hittite gods and goddesses.
		Alacahöyük, north of Bogazkale on the road to Corum, was the center of the flourishing Hattian culture during the Bronze Age.
		Out of town, on the road toward Kayseri, is the attractive Asik Pasa Mausoleum which was built during the period of Mongol rule, in 1333.
	www.turkishtravel.com /central_anatolia01.htm (1438 words)

	Corum, Turkey - Mersina: Information about Turkey
		Sites like Hattusas at Bogazkale, Yazilikaya and Alacahoyuk at Alaca town, which were important residences of those times, are to be found in the province of Corum, with their remains from the gorgeous ages of the Hittites.
		2 kms from Bogazkale, is the ancient site of Yazilikaya, the name of which means "Inscribed Rock", and it is a fascinating place sure to be visited.
		Being the most famous of the Hittite rock monuments, Yazilikaya is made up of two galleries, in front of which lies an interesting open-air pantheon.
	www.mersina.com /Turkey/Blacksea/Corum/index.html (498 words)

	Hittites Hamath Tell el-Amarna tablets
		About a mile beyond the fortified remains was an exposed crevice of limestone on which had been carved 66 figures seemingly in procession.
		Texier observed some hieroglyphics, both among the ruins of the city and at Yazilikaya, which clearly were not Greek or Roman.
		y or Yazilikaya, although a French professor named Georges Perrot had published pictures of the hieroglyphics found at Texier's site in 1872, the same year the Hamath stones were recovered.
	www.periclespress.com /Hittites.html (2423 words)

	Hattusas - All About Turkey
		2 kms from Bogazkale, is the ancient site of Yazilikaya, the name of which means "Inscribed Rock", and it is a fascinating place sure to be visited.
		Being the most famous of the Hittite rock monuments, Yazilikaya is made up of two galleries, in front of which lies an interesting open-air pantheon.
		Fine relieves of Hittite gods and goddesses adorn the walls, carved into the native rock, dating back to the 13th century BC.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /hattusas.htm (746 words)

	Art 211: Yazilikaya
		Suffer not the few to die who are still left to offer sacrificial loaves and libations!" -- Prayer of King MURSILIS II on the occasion of plague.
		The sanctuary of Yazilikaya lies outside the ancient city of Hattusas, near where a spring issued from the rocks and flowed through a small alcove.
		He is depicted in the reliefs at the religious sanctuary of Yazilikaya, and may, in fact, be buried in the smaller room there (Chamber B).
	merlin.allegheny.edu /employee/a/acarr/art211/yazilikaya.html (499 words)

	Yazilikaya at AllExperts
		Yazilikaya (TÃ¼rkÃ§e inscribed rock) is a Hittite holy place near BoÄazkÃ¶y, Turkey.
		Yazilikaya is first described in an Assyrian text mentioning a town named Hattush, founded around 1900 BC by the Hati culture.
		Some time during the 17th century BC, the Hitties took over the area and merged with the Hati.
	en.allexperts.com /e/y/ya/Yazilikaya.htm (196 words)

	Hittite Religion
		Water was never far from the peoples thoughts, especially in the heat of the summer, and shrines or reliefs at Hattusas is most likely dedicated to the weather god Teshub and thus was the home of his cult.
		The reliefs of Yazilikaya show gods and goddess wearing the horned headdress which was an originally Mesopotamian characteristic emblem of divinity.
		An interpretation of Yazilikaya naturally depends on the understanding the shrines purpose, which is continually debated.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/238683 (700 words)

	Hattusas
		There is much more to see as Sari Kale a fort, the Lion gate, Sphinx gate, a 70 metre tunnel beneath the walls, and the kings gate.
		Yazilikaya is an other site just under three km from Bogaskale, it was always a naturalistic religious sanctuary open to the sky, but in later times monumental gateways and temple structures were build in front of the natural rock galleries.
		In the large gallery, the low relief's of numerous cone head gods and goddesses marching in procession indicate that this was Hittites holiest religious sanctuary.
	www.anadol.com /hatusas.htm (181 words)

	Yazilikaya -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In a northeastern recess is carved a long procession of mostly male figures to the west and female to the east, meeting on the…
		One, called the “Theogony,” relates that Teshub achieved supremacy in the pantheon after the gods Alalu, Anu, and Kumarbi had successively been deposed and banished to the netherworld.
		Bogazköy was discovered in 1834 by the French explorer Charles Texier, who saw Yazilikaya and those remains of the ancient city that were above ground.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?eu=79975 (450 words)

	Yazilikaya Turkey Photo Gallery by Dick Osseman at pbase.com
		Yazilikaya Turkey Photo Gallery by Dick Osseman at pbase.com
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		The yazilikaya (the i-s are silent, should be written without a dot) complex dates from the mid 13th century BC.
	www.pbase.com /dosseman/yazilikaya (1067 words)

	Bus service Trabzon-Sivas, stay for Hattusa
		Dear Friends, As I am travelling to Trabzon and was planning to go to Sivas also, I wonder whether there is a direct bus connection between Trabzon and Sivas.
		Another question I have, is where is the best place to stay for visiting Hattusa, Alacahoyuk, and Yazilikaya.
		On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 15:06:56 +0000, Luc Wouters wrote: > Dear Friends, > > As I am travelling to Trabzon and was planning to go to Sivas also, I wonder > whether there is a direct bus connection between Trabzon and Sivas.
	europe-travel.e-banshee.net /a/Bus_service_trabzon_sivas_stay_for_hattusa.html (391 words)

	Art 211: Yazilikaya
		Suffer not the few to die who are still left to offer sacrificial loaves and libations!" -- Prayer of King MURSILIS II on the occasion of plague.
		The sanctuary of Yazilikaya lies outside the ancient city of Hattusas, near where a spring issued from the rocks and flowed through a small alcove.
		He is depicted in the reliefs at the religious sanctuary of Yazilikaya, and may, in fact, be buried in the smaller room there (Chamber B).
	merlin.alleg.edu /employee/a/acarr/art211/yazilikaya.html (499 words)

	Yazilikaya Hittite site
		The emblematic rock-cut sanctuary of Yazilikaya is a sort of pantheon of the Hittite divinities.
		The two rows meet on the north wall where the most important images in the shrine of Yazilikaya are to be found: The God of Tempests Teshub and the Goddess of the Sun Hepatu.
		There are also splendid extremely well-preserved basreliefs in the smaller gallery, which archaeologists generaly think were connected with he cult of a deceased king (Tudhaliyas II or III).
	www.bluedanubeholidays.com /allegro/Archeology/Yazilikaya.htm (151 words)

	Earth Views: Turkey-Yazilikaya-Hittite-temple-world-heritage-site-carving-of- - .tr, Türkei, ...
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		This is the central scene in Chamber A. There are many figures either side of this scene forming two processions of gods that lead up to this central meeting of Teshub and Hebat.
		They are dressed similarly to Hebat, but the clothes aren't as full and flowing as hers; they are supported by a double headed eagle with wings spread.
	gallery.hd.org /_c/places-and-sights/_more2003/_more08/Turkey-Yazilikaya-Hittite-temple-world-heritage-site-carving-of-twelve-gods-of-the-underworld-SEW.jpg.html (520 words)

	ECLIPSE 3 TOUR PACKAGE - March 21 - 30th Istanbul Ankara Ankara City tour Alacahoy Yazilikaya Hattusas Cappadocia Konya ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The king lies on a bier awaiting burial in a tomb in which the queen has already been buried with her jewelry and other possessions.
		Drive to Yazilikaya where visit to rocky reliefs a holy place 2 km.
		The large open gallery with its reliefs of male and female deities formed the shrine of the adjacent temple, the foundations of which have since been uncovered.
	www.turkey-eztravel.com /English/turkey_solar_eclipse_tour_istanbul_ankara_antalya_tour.htm (1581 words)

	Turkey Tours - Central Anatolia Region
		Reliefs of all of the gods and goddesses of the Hittites can be seen in the open air temple in Yazilikaya near the Hattushash.
		Yazilikaya was an important pantheon of the Hittites.
		Alacahoyuk is another important Hittite settlement found near Hattushash.
	www.ayalatravel.com /turkey/about/info/8 (533 words)

	Filton College - Turkey, May 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		After a night in Ankara we drove to Bogazkale, home of one of the most extensive Hittite sites in Turkey and also our third hotel.
		The following three nights were spent in Goreme, during this time we travelled extensively throughout Cappadocia; visiting the prehistoric site at Kerkenez, the monasteries and churches hollowed out of rock in the Soganli valley and the "fairy chimneys" of Uchizar, Urgup and Zelve.
		Visits to Hittite open air temple at Yazilikaya and Hittite capital at Hattusas.
	pictures.rcox.org /turkey2003 (428 words)

	Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture and Tourism - Çorum - Alacahöyük National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Yazilikaya Open Air Temple, which is 2 km north of Bogazkoy, can be reached via the road from Sungurlu.
		Yazilikaya was the first Pantheon known in Anatolia, and there are reliefs of Hittite kings, queens, gods and goddesses.
		Facilities: The area is best visited between May and October.
	goturkey.kultur.gov.tr /turizm_en.asp?belgeno=10633 (167 words)

	Ankara City Tours & Excursions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Last stop is the Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Kemal Atatürk, the national hero who founded the Turkish Republic.
		You can visit the great Hittite capital of Hattusas and religious sanctuary of Yazilikaya in a day-long excursion from Ankara.
		You'll drive east 200 km (124 miles) to the town of Bogazkale and visit the Lion's Gate, King's Gate, Citadel, Grand Temple and religious sanctuary before returning to the Turkish capital.
	turkeytravelplanner.com /RecommendedItins/city_tours/ankara_tours.html (300 words)

	City Tours in Ankara, Turkey
		Last stop is the Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Kemal Atatürk, the national hero who founded the Turkish Republic.
		You can visit the great Hittite capital of Hattusa and religious sanctuary of Yazilikaya in a day-long excursion from Ankara.
		You'll drive east 200 km (124 miles) to the town of Bogazkale and visit the Lion's Gate, King's Gate, Citadel, Grand Temple and religious sanctuary before returning to the Turkish capital.
	www.turkeytravelplanner.com /itin/city_tours/ankara_tours.html (298 words)

	Yazilikaya Men, Yazilikaya Guys at Matchmaker.com
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		While Yazilikaya men and women in Yazilikaya might find dating to be more annoying than nice, it's important to get past this by breaking the ice.
		After taking a good look at a number of local Yazilikaya guys, you'll know that the person you are attempting to get to know will have plenty in common with you.
	www.matchmaker.com /mm/men-single/turkey-yazilikaya.htm (223 words)

	Central Turkey's Four Capitals
		After two days in Ankara, one for general puttering about and one set aside for the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, we set out eastward, taking the highway to Çorum (a distance of about 150 miles across a landscape that reminded me of northwestern Nebraska).
		Cut into rocky clefts a little more than a mile northeast of Hattusas is the sanctuary-funeral temple of Yazilikaya, famous for the parading figures of Hittite deities carved into the stone.
		Not far from Hattusas is Alacahüyük, a subsidiary Hittite royal site with an impressive gateway flanked by sphinxes and panels of figures carved in low relief (these are, in fact casts; the originals are in the museum in Ankara).
	www.archaeology.org /online/features/turkey/index.html (1188 words)

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