A Bull Statue with Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscription (MARAŞ 16) in Kahramanmaraş Museum and the Chronology of the Late Hittite Kingdom of Gurgum Kahramanmaraş Müzesinden Hiyeroglif Luvice Yazıtlı (MARAŞ 16) Bir Boğa Heykeli ve Geç Hitit Gurgum Krallığı’nın Kronolojisi

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© 2022, Akdeniz Universitesi - Akdeniz Dillerini ve Kulturlerini Arastirma Merkezi. All rights reserved.In this article, an edition of an unpublished inscription (MARAŞ 16) on a basalt bull statue of the 8th century BCE from Kahramanmaraş Museum is presented. Unlike the two rulers by the name of Larama known in Gurgum history, the author of the inscription is a third Larama, son of Hunita. The implications of this new datum for the chronology of the Gurgum dynasty are briefly discussed as well.