the object on which the inscription is found is a monument belonging to urikki, vassal king of hiyawa (i.e. cilicia), dating to the 8th century bc. in this monumental inscription, urikki made reference to the relationship between his kingdom and his assyrian overlords. the luwian inscription reads "sura/i" whereas the phoenician translation reads "’šr" or "ashur" which, according to rollinger (2006), "settles the problem once and for all".