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Consisting of 8 lines, all separated by drawn lines, this Neo-Hittite period hieroglyphic Luwian rock inscription is located near the Ağıllı village of Acıgöl (formerly Topada) in Nevşehir province and the inscription is carved on the flattened surface of a rock that sticks out from the eastern face of a rocky wall of about 5-meter high plateu. Historical evidences indicate that the monument can be dated to the second half of the 8th century BC. The inscription mentions the Neo-Hittite era kingdom of Tabal beginning with the text as: "[Great K]ing Wasusarma Great King, the Hero, Son of the Great King Tuwati, the Hero" and this commemorative inscription is about Wasusarma the King of Tabal, describing political and military events as well as...