Tomb of Famous Royal Dynasty Discovered in Turkey

Archaeology Magazine ^ | June 11, 2025 | editors / unattributed

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Royal tomb, Gordion, Turkey

Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University

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While conducting a surface survey of the ancient mound site of Türkmen-Karahöyük in southern Turkey, a team led by archaeologists James Osborne and Michele Massa of the University of Chicago made a surprising discovery in a canal not far from the mound: a stone stela bearing hieroglyphs in Luwian, a relative of the Hittite language. Based on the shapes of the glyphs, the inscription has been dated to the eighth century B.C. It records the military achievements of "Great King Hartapu," a ruler previously known only from inscriptions found at two nearby hilltop sanctuaries. Those enigmatic monuments offer no details about the dates of his reign or the extent of his realm. The new inscription, Osborne explains, establishes Hartapu as a Neo-Hittite leader who claims to have conquered the wealthy kingdom of Phrygia in west-central Anatolia and, in a single year, to have defeated a coalition of 13 kings. "We now know almost certainly that Hartapu's capital city was Türkmen-Karahöyük and that he was allegedly powerful enough to defeat Phrygia in battle when it was at its height," Osborne says. "Hartapu wasn't a local yokel, he was apparently a major Iron Age player."

Luwian Royal Inscription | Benjamin Leonard
Top 10 Discoveries of 2020 January/February 2021

Copyright by Jennifer Jackson

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This the week's Digest (list of topic links above). It's two days early because I've got weekend plans. We're also loaded up with topics this week.

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Site of the Gordian Knot?

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Eventually.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“It’s two days early because I’ve got weekend plans.”

Sorry! ABSOLUTELY NO, ‘weekend plans’ allowed for anyone on Free Republic!

No exceptions! ;)

[SunkenCiv]

I’m suitably chastised! ;^)

[Hyman Roth]

I thought the Three Stooges found King Rootn Tottn already

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I WISH I could call you a slacker, but I just cain’t. ;)

Enjoy your weekend. Does it involve an Ocean View and some Saltwater Taffy? ;)

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Well, for starters, I’ve *always* got saltwater taffy in the house... ;^)

[SunkenCiv]

:^D

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[Diana in Wisconsin]

I KNEW it! :)

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https://search.brave.com/videos?q=king%20midas%20in%20reverse

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😆

Enjoy that weekend 😊

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:^) Right now I’ve got “The Right Stuff” streaming off YouTube. Which is kooky, because I have that on DVD, somewhere around here. Yeah, I live a wild weekend lifestyle...

[Fai Mao]

And Egyptian Pharoah “Imahalfwit”

[Beowulf9]

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[Adder]

they have uncovered the 1,200-year-old tomb of someone else belonging to that famous dynasty.

T’would be a tad older than 1200 years, then...