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Eflatunpınar Hittite Water Monument
Location | Sadıkhacı Village Türkiye Konya Beyşehir | ||||||||
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Date(s) | Last quarter of the 13th century BCE | ||||||||
Period(s) | Hittite Empire | ||||||||
Builder | Reign of Great King Tuthaliya IV | ||||||||
Building Type | Open-air temple / Water monument | ||||||||
Material(s) | Andesite block stone | ||||||||
Dimension(s) | Approximately 7 m width - 4 m height | ||||||||
Structural Features | Pool built on natural spring water, horizontal water channels, relief figures of gods and goddesses | ||||||||
Artistic Features | Relief technique, Hittite religious iconography, fertility symbols (water-sun-earth) | ||||||||
Cultural Function | Religious ceremonial area, water distribution center | ||||||||
Eflatunpınar Hittite Water Monument is an archaeological structure dated to the final quarter of the 13th century BCE, located within the boundaries of Sadıkhacı Village in the Beyşehir district of Konya Province, Türkiye. It is believed to have been constructed during the reign of the Hittite Great King Tudhaliya IV. The monument is regarded as one of the most significant open-air sacred sites of the Hittite period due to its architectural design, reliefs, and water system.
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Anadolu Ajansı. “Eflatunpınar Hitit Su Anıtı.” *AA*. Accessed May 9, 2025. Accessed adresi: https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/pg/foto-galeri/eflatunpinar-hitit-su-aniti.
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye. “Beyşehir Eflatunpınarı Hitit Su Anıtı.” *Türkiye Kültür Portalı*. Accessed May 9, 2025. Accessed adresi: https://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/turkiye/konya/gezilecekyer/beysehir-eflatunpinari-hitit-su-aniti.
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye. “Eflatunpınar: Hittite Water Monument (Konya) [2014].” *General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums*. Accessed May 9, 2025. Access address: https://kvmgm.ktb.gov.tr/TR-93766/eflatunpinar-hitit-su-aniti-konya-2014.html.
T.C.Konya İl. “Konya Eflatun Pınarı.” *Konya Provincial Official Website*. Accessed May 9, 2025. http://www.konya.gov.tr/konya-eflatun-pinari.
TRT Haber. “Eflatunpınar Hitit Su Anıtı.” TRT Haber Foto Galeri. Accessed May 9, 2025. Accessed adresi: https://www.trthaber.com/foto-galeri/eflatunpinar-hitit-su-aniti/64399/sayfa-3.html.
Eflatunpınar Hittite Water Monument
Location | Sadıkhacı Village Türkiye Konya Beyşehir | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date(s) | Last quarter of the 13th century BCE | ||||||||
Period(s) | Hittite Empire | ||||||||
Builder | Reign of Great King Tuthaliya IV | ||||||||
Building Type | Open-air temple / Water monument | ||||||||
Material(s) | Andesite block stone | ||||||||
Dimension(s) | Approximately 7 m width - 4 m height | ||||||||
Structural Features | Pool built on natural spring water, horizontal water channels, relief figures of gods and goddesses | ||||||||
Artistic Features | Relief technique, Hittite religious iconography, fertility symbols (water-sun-earth) | ||||||||
Cultural Function | Religious ceremonial area, water distribution center | ||||||||
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