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English: This object is described in an issue of Actual Archaeology of Summer 2012. It had been set into the north-eastern wall of a rectangular room and was not visible originally due to the wall completely covering it. It is 1.92 meters and features three main motives above each other. The uppermost depicts a predator, probably a bear or a large felid. The frontal part of the head had been obliterated in antiquity; the surface of the break is covered with a thin limestone coating. Below the head a short neck, arms and hands are visible. Their human-like shape is remarkable. Although it might be postulated it was a man-animal hybrid, but may also be meant as animal all-over. The arms (or legs) hold another head which again lost its face in antiquity. The motif of a wild beast holding a human head is well-known from several sculptures from Nevali Çori and Göbeklitepe. For this reason it is very probable that the lost face was that of a human, further strengthened by the fact that human arms are depicted below the head. The hands are placed opposite one another and on the stomach of the individual, a manner reminiscent of the T-shaped pillars. Below the arms and hands a second person is visible, whose face has been preserved. Also depicted is the upper part of the body, including arms and hands. Below the hands is an unidentified object. It seems likely that the person is depicted giving birth although it may also be presenting a phallus. On both sides of the pole large snakes are visible, with their heads just above the level of the small individual. Below the heads of the snakes structures are visible that may be interpreted as the legs of the uppermost human. Fragments of a similar totem pole-like object had been discovered 20 years earlier at Nevali Çori.
From an illustration on WikiCommons I take: "Totem pole from Göbekli Tepe, Layer II, 8800-8000 BCE Sanliurfa Museum »
Français : Cet objet avait été encastré dans le mur nord-est d'une pièce rectangulaire et n'était pas visible à l'origine, car il était entièrement recouvert par le mur. Il mesure 1,92 mètre et présente trois motifs principaux superposés. Le plus haut représente un prédateur, probablement un ours ou un grand félin. La partie frontale de la tête a été brisée ; la surface de la cassure est recouverte d'une fine couche de calcaire. Sous la tête on reconnait un cou, court, des bras et des mains. Leur forme humanoïde est remarquable. Bien qu'on puisse supposer qu'il s'agissait d'un hybride homme-animal, il est possible qu'il s'agisse aussi d'un animal. Les bras (ou les jambes) soutiennent une autre tête, qui a également perdu son visage. Le motif d'une bête sauvage tenant une tête humaine est bien connu grâce à plusieurs sculptures de Nevalı Çori et de Göbekli Tepe. Il est donc très probable que le visage perdu ait été celui d'un humain, ce qui est d'autant plus probable en raison de la présence de bras humains sous la tête. Les mains sont placées l'une en face de l'autre et sur le ventre de l'individu, rappelant les piliers en T. Sous les bras et les mains, on distingue une deuxième personne, dont le visage a été préservé. La partie supérieure du corps, bras et mains compris, est également représentée. Sous les mains se trouve un objet non identifié. Il semble probable que la personne soit représentée en train d'accoucher, bien qu'elle puisse également présenter un phallus. De chaque côté du pilier, de grands serpents sont visibles, leurs têtes juste au-dessus du plus petit individu. Sous les têtes des serpents, on distingue des structures qui pourraient être interprétées comme les jambes de l'humain le plus haut. Des fragments d'un objet similaire, semblable à un pilier, ou un mât totémique, avaient été découverts 20 ans plus tôt à Nevali Çori. Référence : numéro d'Actual Archaeology Magazine de l'été 2012. |
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