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title: Rock Relief with Procession of Hittite Deities at Yazilikaya
author: Carole Raddato
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Rock Relief with Procession of Hittite Deities at Yazilikaya

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

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## Image Caption

Rock relief in Chamber A of the Yazilikaya [Hittite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/) Sanctuary (13th century BCE) near Hattusa depicting a procession of male deities. They all wear shoes curling up at the toe, and many are armed with either a sickle-shaped sword or a mace, which they carry over their shoulder.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2019, April 04). Rock Relief with Procession of Hittite Deities at Yazilikaya. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10367/rock-relief-with-procession-of-hittite-deities-at/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Rock Relief with Procession of Hittite Deities at Yazilikaya." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 04, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10367/rock-relief-with-procession-of-hittite-deities-at/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Rock Relief with Procession of Hittite Deities at Yazilikaya." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10367/rock-relief-with-procession-of-hittite-deities-at/>.

## License & Copyright

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