Hittite monumental relief sculpted orthostat stone panel of Royal Buttress. Basalt, Karkamis, (Kargamis), Carchemish (Karkemish), 900 - 700 B.C. Anatolian Civilisations Museum, Ankara, Turkey. This panels scene showing 8 out of 10 children of the King, the hieroglyphs reads as follows: 'Malitispas, Astitarhunzas, Tamitispas, Isikaritispas, Sikaras, Halpawaris, Ya hilatispas'. Above, there are three figures holding knucklebones (astragalus) and one figure walking by leaning on a stick, below are two each figures playing the knucklebones and turning whirligigs.

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