In the lower town of Sirkeli Höyük in Plain Cilicia, in a building dating to the late 8th or early 7th century BC, a tabloid amulet was found which was possibly used as a stamp seal. It bears a Hieroglyphic Luwian inscription and at least one cuneiform character, a combination that is very unusual for Iron Age seals. The inscription mentions a man of La-waza(n)ti(ya) and thus, again, raises the question of the ancient name of Sirkeli Höyük.
An Inscribed Amulet or Stamp Seal from Sirkeli Höyük
Annick Payne
2021
Abstract
In the lower town of Sirkeli Höyük in Plain Cilicia, in a building dating to the late 8th or early 7th century BC, a tabloid amulet was found which was possibly used as a stamp seal. It bears a Hieroglyphic Luwian inscription and at least one cuneiform character, a combination that is very unusual for Iron Age seals. The inscription mentions a man of La-waza(n)ti(ya) and thus, again, raises the question of the ancient name of Sirkeli Höyük.
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