Bas-reliefs Taille's Dans le Roc a Pterium (Rock Reliefs from Yazilikaya Sanctuary Near Hattusa (Boǧazkale, Çorum), Capital of the Hittites 1. Shaushka (Goddess of Love and War) 2.King Tudhaliya IV. 3.Nergal (God of the Underworld) 4. God Sharruma (Son of the Thunder God Teshub) and King Tudhaliya)

Description

The national temple of the Hittite Empire, Yazılıkaya Hittite Open Air Temple, is located among natural rocks 2 km northeast of the ancient settlement of the Hittite capital Hattusha (Boğazköy). This temple, the largest of the Hittite rock monuments, consists of two open-air sacred spaces (rooms A and B). It is thought that the Hittite New Year celebrations were held in one room (room A), while the cult ceremonies of the kings' deaths and commemorations were held in the other room. Important Hittite gods and goddesses were carved in relief on the rock in rows in these rooms. The wall relief of Sauska (God of Love and War) accompanying Ninatta and Kulitta in the procession of gods depicted in the engraving, and Great King Tuthaliya IV standing on two mountains are located in Room A of the Temple. The reliefs of Nergal, the God of the Underworld, depicted as a human with ear rings, wearing a horned helmet on his head, lion teeth and a sword, and Great King Tuthaliya and his protector god Sarrumma (the God places his left arm on the King's shoulders and holds the King's right wrist) are located on the eastern walls of Room B of the Temple.