Libation in Anatolia in the 2nd millennium BC in the light of archaeological and philological data

In ancient times, during feasts or ritual ceremonies, the process of pouring liquids such as wine, beer, blood, olive oil, milk, honey into a container, ground or a certain point by devoting to the god was called liquid sacrifice (libation). The main purpose of libation is to please the gods. Considering that their gods had needs like human beings, their thirst was quenched with the sacrifice of liquid to gain their satisfaction. The word libation is expressed in the international literature by the word libation, which is derived from the Latin verb libare and is also used in modern Western languages. In the thesis study, it is aimed to explain the conceptual framework of the word libation, the ways in which its applications have been made in Anatolia since the Neolithic period, and the different or identical characteristics of libation in the 2nd millennium BC by supporting archaeological and philological data.