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İmamkullu relief
38.2461° N, 35.9292° E
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The Hittite İmamkullu relief (previously also İmamkulu) is a rock relief near the town of İmamkullu in Tomarza district in Kayseri Province, Turkey. In Turkish it is known as Yazılı Kaya ("inscribed cliff") and Şimşekkaya ("lightning cliff"). Rock reliefs are a prominent aspect of Hittite art.
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Relief dated
13th century BC
Delaporte report
1934
Discovery by Kemaleddin Karamete
1934
Ignace Gelb visit
1935
Inscription recorded by Alp and Akurgal
1947
Wäfler description and Meriggi reading
1975
Güterbock visit
1978
Kohlmeyer publication
1983
Ehringhaus book
2005
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