Porsuk Inscription

The stone was discovered before 1960 on the hill of Zeyve Höyük, a pre-historic hill-settlement near the town of Porsuk, about 8 km east of Ulukışla in the Turkish Province of Niğde.

According to John David Hawkins, the stone block is made of white limestone, while Dietrich Berges and Johannes Nollé say it is light brown tufa.

[2] On the upper side there are holes at left and right, which were used at that time for metal clips for securing masonry.

On the upper edge of the front face is a one-line inscription in Luwian hieroglyphs, which is 14 cm high and runs from right to left.

The people mentioned in the text are not otherwise known, so a date can only be assigned on stylistic grounds in the time of the Late Hittite principalities.