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Location

  • Türkiye, Gümüşpınar
  • geo:37.430832,37.90847

Period or year

  • -900~ / unknown

Classification

  • altar
  • Visible

Karasu Relief

data access 26536

The Neo-Hittite Karasu relief, also known as the Süpürgüç relief after the earlier name of the nearby town of Akbudak, is a rock relief located on a tributary of the Euphrates. It depicts a warrior standing on a deer. It likely represents a Hittite protective deity. He has a bow over the left shoulder and a spear in the extended right hand. 

Sources:

  1. Charles A. Burney, G. R. Lawson: "Urartian reliefs at Adilcevaz, on Lake Van, and a rock relief from the Karasu, near Birecik." Anatolian Studies 8, 1958, pp. 211–218
  2. https://www.hittitemonuments.com/karasu/index.htm

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2016-04-15) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/26536
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Suggested citation: Elżbieta , Karasu Relief. https://vici.org/vici/26536, accessed 2026-11-11.