Aksaray Museum

Coordinates: 38°21′40″N 33°59′37″E / 38.36111°N 33.99361°E / 38.36111; 33.99361
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Aksaray Museum
Aksaray Müzesi
Museum building
Aksaray Museum is located in Turkey
Aksaray Museum
Aksaray Museum
Established2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Coordinates38°21′40″N 33°59′37″E / 38.36111°N 33.99361°E / 38.36111; 33.99361
TypeArchaeology
OwnerMinistry of Culture

Aksaray Museum is a museum in Aksaray, Turkey.

The museum is on the state highway

fairy chimneys lying to the east of Aksaray. [1]

There are 15639 items in the museum.[1]

Aksaray stele

One of the most important items exhibited in the open area of the museum is the

Aksaray stele. It is the lower half of an inscription with a relief of Hittite Storm God. Its dimensions are 88x99x39 cm3. The inscription is in Luwian language.[2] Another group of interesting items is the group of 12 mummies from the Byzantine era. Two of these mummies are cat mummies.[3]

Gallery

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