A Fresh Look at Recently Published Anatolian Hieroglyphic Seals

Massimo Poetto*

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* – University of Bari, emeritus. Email: poemax@libero.it

Cite as Poetto, M. 2020: A Fresh Look at Recently Published Anatolian Hieroglyphic Seals. Hungarian Assyriological Review 1: 105–120.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52093/hara-202002-00008-000

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Abstract

Reexamination of Anatolian seals bearing legends in Hieroglyphic Luwian with revision and improvement of the readings presented in former editions.

Keywords: Anatolian Glyptics, Hieroglyphic Luwian, Hittite, Onomastics

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