Inscriptions

Diyarbekir featured many inscriptions and carvings on its buildings and city walls. The carvings had a number of common motifs, such as lions, the tree of life, and bulls. In addition, there were numerous Arabic inscriptions from the Islamic period, many of them in Kufic and floriated Kufic scripts.

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Mountain Gate

The Roman Gate

Inscription of the Artukid Malik Salih Mahmud

Carvings next to the Mountain Gate

Carvings on the Left Side

The view from the promenade of a large bastion (Benûsen) in the southwestern corner of the Diyarbekir Wall

City Walls - detail of inscription and carved reliefs of beasts

City Walls - detail of carved inscription above doorway

City Walls - Detail Of Carved Inscription

City Walls - Detail Of Carved Inscription

City Walls - Detail Of Carved Inscription

City Walls - Detail Of Carved Inscription

City Walls - Detail Of Carved Inscription

City Walls - Detail Of Carved Inscription

City Walls - Detail Of Inscription And Carved Winged Beast

City Walls - detail of inscription and carved reliefs of beasts

City Walls - Detail Of Inscription And Carved Reliefs Of Beasts

City Walls - Detail Of Inscription, Possibly On Balcony, In Wall

City Walls - Detail Of Carved Inscription

City Walls - Detail Of Carved Inscription

City Walls - Detail Of Carved Inscription

City Walls - Detail Of Carved Inscription

Diarbekr walls

Diarbekr walls

Diarbekr walls

Diarbekr Bridge

Diarbekr Bridge

NE Madrasah Quran

NE Madrasah, wall inscription

NE Madrasah, wall inscription

NE Madrasah, wall inscription

NE Madrasah, wall inscription

NE Madrasah, wall inscription

NE Madrasah, wall inscription

NE Madrasah, wall inscription

NE Madrasah, wall inscription

NE Madrasah, wall inscription

Tya Kharput

Tya Theatre

Tya Theatre

Tya Theatre

Tya Theatre

Tya Theatre

Tya Theatre

Ulu Cami (Great Mosque) Built By Sultan Malik Sah

Ulu Cami (Great Mosque) Built By Sultan Malik Sah

Ulu Cami (Great Mosque) built by Sultan Malik Sah

Ulu Jami. E Gate

Ulu Jami. Inscription on SW side

Ulu Jami. Inscription on SW side

Ulu Jami. Inscription on E gable

Ulu Jami. Inscription on E gable

Ulu Jami. W Gate

Ulu Jami. Inscription on N Gate

Ulu Jami. NE Madrasah

Ulu Jami. NE Madrasah

Ulu Jami. NE Madrasah

Ulu Jami. NE Madrasah

Ulu Jami. NE Madrasah

Ulu Jami. W facade

Ulu Jami. W facade

Ulu Jami. W facade

Ulu Jami. W facade

Ulu Jami. W facade

Ulu Jami. W facade

Ulu Jami. W facade

Ulu Jami. W facade

Ulu Jami. W facade

Ulu Jami. W facade

Ulu Jami S side

Ulu Jami S side

Ulu Jami. W facade

Ulu Jami. NE Madrasah

Ulu Jami. W facade

Ulu Jami. W facade

Bridge on Tigris, Diyarbakir

Courtyard of the Great Mosque and the west facade

Diyarbekir. Bab er Rum

Tower A has the start of inscription no. 29

Façade of South Palace at Diarbekr

Old Carvings and Inscriptions on the Wall of Diarbekir

Detail of the lintel of the door of Urfa

Inscription on the gate of Mardin

Close-up view of the Urfa Gate

Interior view of Mardin Gate

Foot of a City Wall Tower

Dağ Kapı (gate of the mountain to the N. West)

In Diarbekir

Diarbekir

Diyarbekr, Great Mosque: Details from H. de Hell

Walls of Diarbekir

West facade, north part, with details and inscriptions no. 19 and 20

Fortress tower of Diarbekir

Reliefs from Gypsum in the Imperial Ottoman Museum in Constantinople

Reliefs from Gypsum in the Imperial Ottoman Museum in Constantinople

[Nur Burcu]

[Carvings and reliefs west of the Mardin Kapusı]

[Niche on the walls]

[Niche on the walls]

[Inscriptions east of the Mardin Kapusı]

Diarbekr. Courtyard of the Great Mosque

Courtyard of the Great Mosque and the east facade

Courtyard of the Great Mosque and North Colonnade, East part

Diyar-Bekr.— Inscription No. 87 (fragment) north of the courtyqrd of the Grande Mosque

West facade, southern part, with details and inscriptions no. 19 and 20

West facade, southern part, with details and inscriptions no. 19 and 20

West facade, southern part, with details and inscriptions no. 19 and 20

West facade, southern part, with details and inscriptions no. 19 and 20

West facade, central part, with details and inscriptions no. 19 and 20

West facade, north part, with details and inscriptions no. 19 and 20

West facade, north part, with details and inscriptions no. 19 and 20

Great Mosque

Great Mosque

Great Mosque

Great Mosque

Inscription no. 11, left part

Inscription no. 24 at the entrance of the great Mosque

Inscription no. 13 (B and C) on the Tigris bridge

Inscription no. 14 on a square tower of the city walls

Inscription no. 16 on a polygonal tower of the city walls

Inscription no. 17 on a semi-circular tower of the city walls

Inscription no. 38 Between the two windows of which we see the arcs below

Inscription no. 18 (1st. Fragment) on the northern facade of the mosque, west side

Inscription no. 18 (2nd. Fragment)

Inscription no. 24 on the outdoor gate of the Great Mosque

Inscription no. 27 on the lateral entrance to the Aleppo Gate.

Inscription no. 29 on the tower A of the city walls

Inscription no. 29

Inscription no. 30 on the tower B of the city walls

Inscription no. 33 on a semi-circular tower of the city walls

Inscription no. 5 and niche to the right of the Kharput Gate

Inscriptions nos. 6 and 7 and niche to the left of the Kharput Gate

Inscription no. 4 on the entrance to the Kharput Gate

Inscription no. 10 on a square tower of the city walls

Inscription no. 12 (C and D) inside the Kharput Gate

Quaranic inscription near the Kharput door

Inscription no. 13 (A and B) on the Tigris bridge

Inscriptions nos. 1 and 2, to the right of the Mardin Gate

Inscription no. 21 (1st fragment) on the north facade of the mosque, East side, and no. 39

Inscription no. 21 (2nd fragment) and no. 39 (fragment)

Inscription no. 21 (2nd fragment) and no. 39 (fragment)

Inscription no. 35 (right) and 36 (left) in the courtyard of the Grande Mosque

Yedi qardash or tower B of the walled city

Diarbekir. 12th century Arabic Palace

Diyarbekr, Great Mosque: Facade of the actual mosque on the south side of the courtyard

Diyarbekr, Great Mosque: Facade of the west madrasa on the north side of the courtyard

Diyarbekr, Great Mosque: Preislamic columns and capitals of the north arcade

Diyarbekr, Great Mosque: North arcade

Dijarbekr, Kharput Gate: Detail

Dijarbekr, Kharput Gate: Animal niche from the year 909/10

Dijarbekr, Mardin Gate: Brickwork and lion relief

Dijarbekr. City wall: Tower and inscription of the year 1089-1090

Representation of animals on the rampart. 12th to 13th centuries (?)

Other

A gate tower

A gate tower

[Niche on the walls]

[Yedi Kardaş Burcu]

[Nur Burcu]

[Niche on the walls]