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Late Hittite reliefs at Karatepe-Aslantaş
Kadirli · Osmaniye · Türkiye
At Karatepe-Aslantaş, the same text was written in the Phoenician alphabet and Luwian hieroglyphs; this bilingual inscription helped decipher Anatolian hieroglyphs. While exploring the gate reliefs, use the information panels to distinguish the two scripts and photograph an intriguing sign without touching the stones.
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