Add to ORKGOne of the several orthostat fragments and gate lions dating to the Hittite era. Excavations have been executed in Hama, the modern day name of the old Hamath which came under Hittite rule after Suppiluliuma's Syrian campaign. After the fall of the Empire it was an independent Late Hittite kingdom in the 10th and 9th centuries BC. Several monumental blocks with hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions that date from the 9th century have been found. This one is dedicated to Urhilina, the king of Hamah and first son of the Etas. It is connected to the statue of Vesavatas (or Vesalutas), principal god of Hittite hieroglyphics. It was found in Hamath and currently housed in the Istanbul Archaeological Museums. (J. David Hawkins, Corpus of Hieroglyphic ...