Hittite Old Kingdom and Hittite Empire

1. Rock relief from inner chamber of the sanctuary at Yazilikaya. The east wall of Chamber A shows King Tudkhaliash IV (c. 1265-1220 B.C.) He was son of King Khattushilish III and Puduhepa, a Hurrian princess from Kizzuwatna. During her lifetime, the Hittite state cult was reorganized according to the Hurrian rite, and this is why the gods and godesses in the Yazilikaya sculptures bear Hurrian names in hieroglphic script.