Warpalawas

Warpalawas ( Assyrian Urballa, Urpalla ) was in the 8th century BC, a ruler of the small state spätluwischen Tuwana, which corresponded approximately to the Hittite and later Tuwanuwa, ancient landscape Tyanitis. The area includes about today's Turkish province of Nigde, the capital city is located on the site of the present Kemerhisar.

Government

The reign of Warpalawas is assumed about 740-705 BC. He was the son of Muwaharanis (I.). His kingdom belonged to the Luwian kingdom of tabal, which was of the Assyrian empire dependent. In Assyrian sources Warpawalas / Urballa is mentioned as one of the five kings of tabal that Tiglath- Pileser III. were tributary. Its territory lay between the realm of Mushki under the local king Mita and also Luwian kingdom of Qu'e under Awarikus. The Mushki are generally equated with the Phrygians and Mita with King Midas. In a letter of Sargon II at his governor ASUR Šarru - Usur in Qu'e of 710/9 Warpalawas is mentioned only one of the kings of tabal namely that it was important to keep under control. From a report ASUR Šarru - Usurs to Sargon shows that this Warpalawas subordinate elements of bit Burutaš after the king was deposed and deported to Assyria Ambaris.

After Warpalawas ' death was succeeded by his son Muwaharanis ( II ) to the throne.

Mentions and pictures

The rock relief of Ivriz shows the king worshiping the Weather God Tahunzas. The inscription on the stele discovered in 1986 Ivriz II mentions him. A further presentation can be found on the stele of boron, which was found in Kemerhisar and is now exhibited in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. In the inscription of Bulgarmaden on Bolkar Dağ writes his subject Tarhunazas that he was left out of Warpalawas areas on the mountain Muti. Also on the inscription of the weather god - reliefs of his son Muwaharanis, which was found near the castle hill of Nigde, the king is mentioned. This stele, and the fragment of a stele from Andaval, is also mentioned in the inscription Warpalawas are to see in Nigde Archaeological Museum.