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The winged god Ḫaldi standing on a lion, relief from the Kingdom of Urartu, early 1st millennium BCE. Ḫaldi was the god of war and one of the three main deities of the Urartian pantheon, alongside Teisheba and Shivini. His principal sanctuary was Ardini (Muṣaṣir). The temples dedicated to Ḫaldi were often adorned with various weapons, earning them the title "the house of the weapons." The kings of Urartu prayed to him for victory in battle. Most of the wars waged by this kingdom were against their arch-rivals, the Assyrians. The Kingdom of Urartu ultimately fell to the Medes or the Achaemenids in the 6th century BCE.

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The Hittite Sun Disk or Hittite Sun Course is an ancient Anatolian symbol dating back to the 20th century BC. The symbol belongs to the Hattis from the pre-Hittite period. The Sun Disk was used in ceremonies by Hattians about 4.000 years ago.⁣ ⁣ Round sphere forming the Sun Disk symbolizes the earth or the sun. At the bottom, there are two horn-like protrusions but what they represent is not clear. The protrusions at the top represent fertility, and the procreation of nature.⁣ ⁣ Our t-shirt design inspired by this symbol is available on Amazon (US): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RTYB3SD ⁣

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Tarih öncesi Anadolu / Ancient Anatolia #britishmuseum #ancientanatolia #urartu #hittites #pottery #excavations #exhbition #london #unitedkingdom (British Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtEa636B8rQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bfdkrlp8rhft

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Lidyalılara ait kil tablet / a clay tablet from the Lydians #britishmuseum #ancientanatolia #lydians #claytablet #london #unitedkingdom (British Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtEaqv-hJ2k/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=quk3uy9xngch

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