- Enkomi
"This article is about the ancient settlement near Famagusta. For the suburb of Nicosia , see:
Engomi "Enkomi/Tuzla ( _el. Έγκωμη) (coord|35|9|30|N|33|53|28|E, in north-western
Cyprus ), a village nearFamagusta , is the site of an importantBronze Age city, possibly the capital ofAlasiya . The name Tuzla means "salty" in Turkish.From ca. the 16th century BC, it was an important trading center for
copper . From the 13th century, there are competing towns along the south coast. From ca. 1200 BC, Enkomi was fortified.After an earthquake ca. 1050 BC, the site was abandoned, resulting in the rise of Salamis.The site was excavated by
A. S. Murray for theBritish Museum from1896 . From the 1930s, excavations were continued byClaude F. A. Schaeffer .Notable finds from Enkomi include
Linear C inscriptions and the so-called "horned god ", a bronze statue of "Apollo Cereates" (=horned) dated to the early 12th century BC, depicting a deity wearing ahorned helmet . Another well known statue is the "ingot god", a statue wearing a hornedconical hat and greaves, is armed with shield and spear, and standing on a miniature hide-shaped ingot.Photos
[http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/DA/DA.nsf/All/81F022D500EBC26BC22571A9003E98D5/$file/Horned%20god.jpg?OpenElement Apollo Cereates/Απόλλων Κερεάτης]
Literature
*cite book |title=Excavations in Cyprus |chapter=Excavations at Enkomi |last=Murray |first=A. S. |authorlink= |editor=Murray, A. S.; Smith, A. H.; Walters, H. B. (eds.) |year=1900 |publisher=British Museum |location=London |isbn= |pages=
*cite book |title=The development of the Cypriot economy from the prehistoric period to the present day |chapter=From isolation to state formation in Cyprus: ca. 3500-1500 BC |last=Peltenburg |first=E. J. |authorlink= |editor=Karageorghis, Vassos; Michalides, D. (eds.) |year=1999 |publisher= |location=Nikosia |isbn= |pages=17–43
*cite book |title=Nouvelles découvertes à Enkomi (Chypre) |last=Schaeffer |first=Claude F. A. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1949 |publisher=Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres |location=Paris |isbn= |pages=
*cite book |title=Enkomi-Alasia I |last=Schaeffer |first=Claude F. A. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1952 |publisher= |location=Paris |isbn= |pages=
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