Hittite Sun The Hittite Sun Disk or Hittite Sun Course is an ancient Anatolian symbol dating back to the 20th century BC. The sun disks have been found in at least 13 Royal Tombs from the early bronze age in Alaca Höyük. The symbol belongs to the Hattis from the pre-Hittite period. The Sun Disc is made of bronze, and was commonly used about 4250 years ago in religious ceremonies. The circle which forms the perimeter of the disc represents either the earth or the sun. At the bottom, there are two horn-like protrusions but what they represent is not clear. The protrusions at the top represent fertility, and the procreation of nature. The birds symbolize fertility and the freedom in nature. The sun disc is known to have been made about 300 years prior to the Hittite settlement in Anatolia.
photo: Gabriella Weber-Njari
INFINITY
“I have found the sea,
An ocean limitless.
I have opened a treasury unending,
Its jewels blaze with the luster of a thousand thousand suns,
And they blaze here, in my soul.
Of a sudden,
Without any effort of mine own,
I have heard the eternal Secret,
I have learned to know God.
Here in my life hath blossomed
The flower of perfect union”.
Text: Sant Tukaram (17th century)
(English version by John S. Hoyland. Original Language Marathi)
Voice: Samaneri Jayasara https://vivekahermitage.com/
Photographer: Unknown artist (Budapest, around the 1930)
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