Talk:Šuppiluliuma II

4 foot colossus torso of this guy found by Tell Ta'yinat Archaeological Project / Tell Ta'yinat Arkeoloji Projesi TAP in 2012, belongs on this Wikipedia page
As far as I know, this is a major work of Hittite Hieroglyphic-related iconography.

Here's a post to their Facebook group with the image which I think is best (despite the packing straps) :

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151129478132803&set=gm.10151137948437238&type=1

from this thread :

Gershon Galil A large statue of of Suppiluliuma II (king of Patin, 858 BC) inscribed with an incomplete hieroglyphic Luwian text (Unearthed in 2012 at Tell Tayinat). The name of the polity ruled by Suppiluliuma - is not mentioned. See M. Weeden, BICS 56-2, 2013, pp. 12-13, 15-16, and fig. 4. ---In my opinion, the identification of this king with Šuppiluliuma (I) king of Walistin, who erected the Arsuz stelae --- is impossible June 13, 2014 at 5:56pm · Edited · Like · 2

Susan Kennel Harrison according to Elif Denel "no legs, it is broken from elbows up, there seems to be a spear in one hand and a corn of wheat on the other, he's got bracelets with lion heads, two on each arm, the eyes are totally awesome, you get what you see, the inscription seems to start elsewhere on the body and continue on the back, but his name is definitely Suppiluliuma, most probably the same as that on the Arsuz stelae, which puts him in mid-9th c." July 29, 2012 at 12:23am · Like

There's also many images, including of the inscription, on this, made because, "Archaeologists working in Turkey are required to present at the Archaeological congress. So they do. These are preliminary reports." ( Chuck Jones ) :

http://sites.utoronto.ca/tap/publications/Harrison_Denel_Batiuk_2014_Turkish.pdf ( In non-machine-readable Turkish. )

Another article :

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2182072/Royal-discovery-Canadian-student-digs-3-000-year-old-sculpture-King-Suppiluliuma.html

Oliverhaart (talk) 22:57, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

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"Our Number is Pure"
Although I'm having trouble finding a source to outright confirm this, the description of the Hittite army as "pure" in Suppiluliuma's letter to Ugarit most likely was figurative; indicating that the soldiers had been cleansed, i.e. completely wiped out. This would be a nice explanation to have, if someone can find anything to confirm it. Sources on this subject that are readily available in the public domain are hard to come by... I am Quibilia. (talk) 16:28, 12 March 2019 (UTC)