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Luwian-Hittite Inscription Reveals the Ancient Name of the İvriz Spring for the First Time

Luwian-Hittite Inscription Reveals the Ancient Name of the İvriz Spring for the First Time

A newly published epigraphic study has resolved a long-standing question regarding one of central Anatolia’s most prominent sacred water sites. The re-analysis of a Luwian-Hittite hieroglyphic inscription on a Tarhunza stele discovered near İvriz (Ereğli, Konya) in 1986 confirms that the spring’s ancient name was “Sallusa.”The findings, presented in the latest issue of Gephyra, provide