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title: Twelve Gods of the Underworld, Yazilikaya Hittite Sanctuary
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10374/twelve-gods-of-the-underworld-yazilikaya-hittite-s/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Twelve Gods of the Underworld, Yazilikaya Hittite Sanctuary

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

## Image File

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## Image Caption

West [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) of Chamber B of the Yazilikaya [Hittite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/) Sanctuary near Hattusa (13th century BCE) depicting the Twelve Gods of the Underworld. They wear short shirts, belts and shoes curling up at the toe. They each carry a crescent-shaped sword flung over the shoulder, and the horned pointed hats that identify them as divinities.

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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). Twelve Gods of the Underworld, Yazilikaya Hittite Sanctuary. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10374/twelve-gods-of-the-underworld-yazilikaya-hittite-s/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Twelve Gods of the Underworld, Yazilikaya Hittite Sanctuary." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 04, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10374/twelve-gods-of-the-underworld-yazilikaya-hittite-s/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Twelve Gods of the Underworld, Yazilikaya Hittite Sanctuary." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10374/twelve-gods-of-the-underworld-yazilikaya-hittite-s/>.

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