Detail of a Neo-Hittite limestone relief with a hunting scene and a long hieroglyphic Luwian inscription.
It was found in 1894 by a peasant at Arslantepe (7 km northeast of modern Malatya). The relief is dated around 11th-10th century BC by Hawkins and 850-800 BC by the Anatolian Civilizations Museum.

Luwian is an ancient language or group of languages of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. The two varieties of Luwian are named for the scripts that they were written in: Cuneiform Luwian (CLuwian) and Hieroglyphic Luwian (HLuwian). As to whether these were one language or two, there is no consensus. Luwian is closely related to Hittite.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen
Sources: ‘Inscriptions of the Iron Age’ (J.D.Hawkins), Website of ‘hittitemonuments.com’ & Wikipedia.