GAL DUB.SAR

ok so this character 鬱 was originally just "a person stepping on another person in the woods"????? (as a metaphor for depression?????) and then they added some wine and some decorative strokes for fun

Human sacrifice in the High Atlas? In the early 20th century, the Seksawa practiced a March ritual where a person was bound and left atop a sacred summit perhaps echoing ancient sacrifices, as suggested by pierced figures in local rock art (Bronze Age).

Enveriye script: new Turkish alphabet created in 1917 by Enver Pasha to facilitate easier communication in the Ottoman army wherein illiteracy was an ever-present problem. The letters didn't connect to each other when written, unlike other arabic-based scripts + more vowels.

tired: inheriting words from Latin wired: borrowing a word that was borrowed from another language that borrowed it from Latin

Some texts mention breads made with hazelnuts, fruits, or fine white flour,” she explains. “We’ve been able to recreate similar flavors today, bringing the ancient Hittite kitchen back to life. - Dr. Valentina Orsi from Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations

The Hieroglyphic Luwian KARABURUN inscription as carved in the stone (and transmitted at this point), the text and drawing of Hawkins in CHLI X.18. It's about the building of a fortification in a nearby location by certain King Sipi and Governor Sipi, a subordinate of the former.

The remnants of HINES in Gelb’s photo & Hawkins’ drawing (CHLI IX.5). It's a hieroglyphic Luwian HAMA inscription, but it's provenance in Iraq is problematic: the doubts of its authenticity could be overstated: A forger could have not carved the unique sign form in the 2nd line.

Unknown Neo hittite relief.

The Neo-Hittite rock relief stands over the Karasu river valley, briefly before it joins the Euphrates. @PIELexicon the digital copy drawn by me

KBo 30.51 1 TUP‑PU D ak‑ni‑ia‑aš mu‑ga‑a‑[u‑wa‑aš] QA‑TI Agniyaš (Gen.) 1 (adet) agni'nin dua tableti elimizde(?)