The Earthquake

06-08-2023

Thanks to the rescue works from 2000 to 2003, the Nemrud monument survived this year’s major earthquake undamaged: For example, the critical instable Antiochos statue (see news item 01-07-2003).

Antiochos statue at the East terrace before 2003 and after stabilisation in 2003.

Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat

11-07-2023

On 11th of July 2023, a funeral wreath was placed in memory of Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat.

The Discovery of the Colossal Coronation Horoscope of Antiochus I, King of Commagene on Mt. Nemrud

INF sponsors scientific publications: The Discovery of the Colossal Coronation Horoscope of Antiochus I, King of Commagene on Mt. Nemrud has been published in BaBesch.

Jaap Groot

In memory of Jaap Groot who passed away on the 15th of December 2021. Jaap was member of the board and chief engineer of the foundation. His contribution to the Nemrud Project to rescue and preserve the precious stelae and colossal statues will be remembered.

The Rosetta Stone and the Nemrud Nomos

INF sponsors scientific publications. June 17th, The Rosetta Stone and the Nemrud Nomos has been published in Nature-Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. Further publications are The Lion Horoscope: proposal for a new dating (2002) in Babesch and Astro-religion in Commagene (2014) in the book of Herman Brijder, Nemrud Dağı.

Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat

In memory of a man – Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat passed away on 11th of July 2019.

The Nemrud Book

The Nemrud Dagi book has been published by Professor Herman Brijder of the University of Amsterdam. The book covers the archeological research and conservation works conducted by the University of Amsterdam and the International Nemrud Foundation. In addition, the book provides for an overview of the present knowledge of the Kingdom of Commagene. The Nemrud book has been dedicated to Maurice Crijns.

The Nemrud Book

Copy of the original Lion Horoscope relief

22-02-2014

INF donated the copy of the original Lion Horoscope relief to the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam.

The museum placed the relief at a prominent location. The unique copy displays the original relief as found in 1883.

Copy of the original Lion Horoscope relief

Plan Nemrud

The Minister of Culture and Tourism, His Excellency Ertuğrul Günay, has announced a plan to protect the statues atop Mt.Nemrud. Part of the plan is to remove the gigantic sculptures to a museum in order to protect them from the continual damage by weather.

Plan Nemrud

The first volume model of King Antiochos’s head

The INF receives the first volume model of King Antiochos’s head generated through 3-D laser scans at High Tech Campus Eindhoven. The 3-D object was created by successive layers of plastics. It is an accurate copy of the original statue. This is the first time that this technology has been applied in the field of archaeology. The INF’s intention is to make these models available to scholars upon their requests.

The first volume model of King Antiochos`s head