Yalburt Hittite Pool, Konya, Türkiye
Yalburt Hittite Pool, Konya, Türkiye. This monument is located in a meadow named Yalburt about 23 km northwest of the town of Ilgın in the province of Konya, Türkiye. The site was discovered in 1970 during a utility project when a bulldozer was cleaning a hillside. Between 1970 and 1975 the site was excavated and the structure was restored to current condition by Raci Temizer, the director of the Anatolian Civilizations Museum. The 13 by 8 meters rectangular shaped structure was originally a pool. It no longer has water, since the waters of feeding springs have been diverted to nearby villages. On the top row of its walls there is a line of 20 limestone blocks with a Hieroglyphic Luwian inscription on their inward facing sides. They surround the South, West, and North sides of the pool. It is not clear whether the fourth, Eastern side ever had similar blocks. The aedicula of King Tudhaliya IV with its winged sun is clearly visible in the first block of the script. Most of th...