AN EAGLE FIGURE FROM SOGMATAR Cover Image

SOĞMATAR’DAN ELE GEÇEN BİR KARTAL FİGÜRÜ
AN EAGLE FIGURE FROM SOGMATAR

Author(s): Yusuf Albayrak, Bahattin Çelik
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Ancient World, Evaluation research, History of Art
Published by: Kültür Ajans Tanıtım ve Organizasyon
Keywords: Şanlıurfa; Soğmatar; The Eagle; Grave Steles; Reliefs;

Summary/Abstract: Beginning from the Chalcolithic Age, the Middle and Early Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman Period and the Islamic Period, until today, settled in the Sogmatar, especially A.D. in the second century, the Moon God came to the fore with Sin'a worship. Besides the necropolis area, the reliefs on the bedrock are also preserved in Sogmatar, which is remarkable with its sacred areas and habitats. In addition to reliefs of the Moon God Sin, an eagle relief is seen in a sacred area made of main rock. The eagle wings on a large block are clearly covered in detail. The eagle, which has been used as an important figure in many civilizations from the Neolithic to the present, has many different meanings for each period. The eagle, which has an important figure of the power, stands out as a sacred animal.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 42
  • Page Range: 60-67
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Turkish