ŞANLIURFA’DAKİ SOĞMATAR KÜLT ALANINDAN BİR ASLAN KABARTMASI TASLAĞI
DRAFT OF A LION RELIEF FROM SOĞMATAR CULT AREA IN ŞANLIURFA

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to date the relief of a lion found in the Soğmatar cult area in the central district of Şanlıurfa. The draft of this lion relief found in the cult area is quite large and is generally seen as a portal lion dated to BC 1. thousand. It differs from other drafts from the area with its high relief technique and it was made of limestone instead of basalt stone. The Soğmatar cult area is located in an area called Tektek Mountains which 60 km southeast of Şanlıurfa. It is located 40 km northeast of the Harran archaeological site. The Soğmatar cult area is now part of a village settlement called Yağmurlu. The cult area was built in a region with limestone rocks. It is said by the locals that the Soğmatar cult area was used to be the only source of water in the area. The dimensions of the draft of the lion relief, used to be the only source of water in the area.

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