More Adana Museum

Then there is this monumental inscription involving Ashurbanipal, the king of Assyria in the 7th century B.C.

And then there is the Sumerian cuneiform exhibit (the folks credited with inventing writing of a sort)

And a treatment of seals used on documents

And a few statues and steles also found in Adana province.

This one from the late Hittite period and the one below ditto.

Because of the lack of frequent reference to Hittites in the OT, it is easy for Bible students to be ignorant of the size and importance of the Hittite empire, whose capital, Hattusha we will explore in a subsequent post.  And if you want to see a Hittite drinking jug in the shape of a warrior…..