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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



LOOKING TOWARD THE XORTH IX THE GREAT GAIXERY AT BOGHAZ KEOUY 



THE PICTURED ROCKS 



The real temple of the Hittites of Bo- 

 gliaz Keouy is considered to be found in 

 the so-called "pictured rocks," a mile and 

 a quarter to the east of the city. Over 

 500 feet above the valley we find one 

 group of rocks, with no difference in its 

 outward appearance from many another, 

 but distinguished by two galleries, both 

 faces of which show a remarkable series 

 of pictures. The galleries now have no 

 connection, though it is supposed that 

 there was originally a way from one to 

 the other, now filled with fallen stones. 



The smaller of the two galleries has 

 on one side 12 figures with Phrygian caps 

 and turned-up shoes, carrying reaping- 

 hooks over their shoulders. 



Opposite them is a strange figure, 

 whose head is human and who wears the 

 usual pointed cap and big, round ear- 

 rings, but whose body is formed of 



lions — the shoulders of two half lions, 

 jaws outward, while below these two 

 other lions, head downward, seem to 

 form legs. We know that Cybele, the 

 earth goddess of Asia, was represented 

 with lions as constantly as St. Jerome 

 was in the early renaissance paintings, 

 and it would seem as if these pictures 

 were connected with her worship, the 

 reapers but adding to the probability. 



Also, just beyond this weird, lion- 

 bodied goddess is a group of much better 

 workmanship that may be a priest and 

 king, or another god and the king. The 

 god, if it is he, with Hittite cap and 

 shoes and sword, is about six feet high, 

 and is holding his arm about the neck 

 of the smaller figure, who carries the 

 curved lituus, so often seen in Hittite 

 pictures, and who wears a flat cap and 

 long robe. 



In the large gallery there are many 



