Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum is an open-air museum in Osmaniye Province, Turkey. Karatepe is the location while Aslantaş refers to the lion figure on stone sculptures. The site is situated inside
Fortress wall in the open-air museum.
Hittite stone relief in the open-air museum.
Phoenician alphabet at North Gate.
Hieroglyphic Luwian at South Gate.
Karatepe bilingual
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The Karatepe bilingual, also known as the Azatiwada inscription, is a bilingual inscription on stone slabs consisting of Phoenician and Luwian text each, which enabled the decipherment of the Anatolia
Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum
…The walls of the two chambers flanking the gate are covered with reliefs on basalt stone, which depict the faith and way of life of that time. The Karatepe Bilingual, an inscription in Phoenician alphabet and Hieroglyphic Luwian with the same text, is situated there. Inside the gate, there is a stone statue of the…
Example text of Phoenician alphabet at Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum.
Phoenician text of the Karatepe bilingual at Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum