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Stanley E. Kerr
The Lions of Marash
University of New York Press
State University of New York Press
The Lions of Marash
Personal Experiences With
American Near East
Relief, 1919-1922
By Stanley E. Kerr
Albany 1973
First Edition
Published by State University of New York Press,
99 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12210
Copyright © 1973 State University of New York
All rights reserved
Book Design by Richard Hendel
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Kerr, Stanley Elphinstone.
The lions of Marash.
Bibliography: p.
1. Armenian massacres, 1915-1923. 2. Near East
Relief. 3. Armenians in Marash, Turkey (City)
4. Kerr, Stanley Elphinstone. I. Title.
DS51.M28K47 36i-5’3’°924 [B] 73-38001
ISBN O-87395-20O-6
ISBN 0-87395-201-4 (microfiche)
Title Page Illustration:
The Marash Lion. This stone sculpture with its
Hittite hieroglyphic inscription dates from the ninth century, b.c.
It stood at the gate of the citadel of
Marash and is now an exhibit in the Museum of the
Ancient Orient, Istanbul, Turkey. | 
