Post #2499038
2026-05-13 23:30 UTC
The Green Stone of Hattusa
The Hattusa Green Stone is a roughly cubic block of what is believed to be nephrite standing in the remains of the Great Temple at Hattusa, capital of the Hittites in the late Bronze Age. Now on the hill above Boğazkale, in the Turkish Province of Çorum, Hattusa is a World Heritage Site.
The original purpose is unknown, but serves as a tourist attraction today.
The stone measures 69cm (27in) per side, and weighs about 1,000 kilograms (2,200lb). It is supposed by some to have had a religious use or purpose, but what that may have been is unknown. The suggestion has been made that it may have been merely the base of a statue, however the stone is the only one of its kind found at Hattusa. –WP, with some JE edits
So, not quite the Voynich Manuscript, but an interesting object nonetheless. And quite a bit heavier(!)
In the Lebanese city of Tyre, I visited the ancient ruins & saw an identical stone –u/Msqueefmaker
Replies (6)
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@apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 2026-05-13 23:49
Thank msqueefmaker for the info.
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@sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2026-05-14 00:08
I am so glad i know about this now wth. That rules
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@pennomi@lemmy.world 2026-05-14 00:48
Surely it was a tourist attraction back then too. “Hey guys look at our cool green rock! Bet you wish you had a cool green rock too.”
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@Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 2026-05-14 04:43
If it weighs roughly 1000 kg maybe it was used to depict a ton?
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@JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2026-05-14 03:40
@extrapartsleft@lemmy.world, @extrapartsleft@piefed.zip, What is that symbol you’ve reacted with? Also, I tried searching around for that specific “n” letter, but came up zippo.
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@luxadazy@lemmy.zip 2026-05-14 19:37
create mod adds these blocks