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Document Details : Title: Eneparkes or CAPERE+SCALPRUM? Subtitle: The Use of Scripts in Negotiating Identity in Iron Age Central Anatolia Author(s): SCHNELL, Ryan H. Journal: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Volume: 61 Date: 2024 Pages: 475-484 DOI: 10.2143/ANES.61.0.3294041 Abstract : Given the recent attention that has been given to the TÜRKMEN-KARAHÖYÜK 1 inscription and its implications for the kingdom of Hartapu and his interactions with the Mushki, this paper seeks to engage with the question of how the peoples of the Early Iron Age in central Anatolia negotiated the political and cultural boundaries between them while at the same time sharing a great deal in terms of material culture. One way that this negotiation happened was through the use of monumental stone inscriptions, which reappear here for the first time since the dissolution of the Hittite Empire at the end of the Late Bronze Age. The choice of scripts and media for these inscriptions is examined, and it is suggested that rather than being passive, the construction of these monumental stone inscriptions was a deliberate choice in negotiating cultural identity. |
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