LycianMonumentsInscription TL 66 It is on a rock-cut tomb in the eastern necropolis of Teimiusa. Transliteration (Melchert, 2001): 1 ebẽñnẽ: p[rñ]nawã: m=e=ti: prñna[w]atẽ: pertinamuwa: hrppi ladi: 2 ehbi: se tideime: ehbije: Translation:Pertinamuwa built this (house-)tomb for his wife and children. Inscription TL 67 It is on a rock-cut tomb, the so-called Xluwãnimi tomb near the … Read more
Inscription N 311 It is on a corner fragment of a stone block, which is thought to be a part of a statue base dedicated to Artemis by Erbbina (Arbinas), the dynast of Xanthos. The inscription is also called “Erbbina I” since it was one of the two dedication inscriptions of Erbbina found in Letoon. … Read more
Inscription TL 68 It is on a rock-cut tomb to the west of the castle. Transliteration (Melchert, 2001): 1 ebẽñnẽ: xupã: m=ẽ=ti: prñnawatẽ: arm̃palitxa [..]xuh 2 tide<i>mi: hrppi ladi: ehbi: se tideime Translation: Arm̃palitxa, child of [..]xuh, built this tomb for his wife and children. References:Kalinka, E. 1901. Tituli Asiae Minoris, Vol.1, Vindobonae.Melchert, H. C. … Read more
Inscription N 323 It is on a silver phiale in a private collection in İstanbul. It is dated to the late 5th or early 4th century BCE. Transliteration (Melchert, 2001): 1 xazisetihete ade: sttq 2 xñtaibañazrtum..niiusj: 3 a.n.e…….nttañ.i.eh 4 zzezubeje adru 5 ..awu Mentiones the personal names Xñtaiba and Zzezube References:Melchert, H. C. 2001. LycianCorpus.pdf … Read more
Inscription TL 69 It is on a rock-cut tomb in the right one of the two side-by-side tombs on the southern slope of the acropolis hill. Transliteration (Melchert, 2001): 1 ipresida♢: arm̃pa♢ 2 tideimi: tubure♢ Translation: Ipresiada, child of Arm̃pa♢ (of) Tyberissos. Inscription TL 70 It is on a rock-cut tomb, which is on the … Read more
Inscription N 331 The inscription is on three joining pieces of clay vessel (possibly a krater) found in Avşar Tepesi. Transliteration (Christiansen, 2019): 1 [… …]he.tẽi[… …] 2 [… …]ẽnñe[… …] 3 [… …]tise.[… …] References:Christiansen, B. 2019. “Editions of Lycian Inscriptions not Included in Melchert’s Corpus from 2001,” in Luwic dialects and Anatolian – … Read more
Inscription TL 74 It is on a rock-cut tomb so-called Hoyran Tomb (Tomb of the Son of Ta). There are four separate inscriptions (TL 74a, 74b, 74c, and 74d) on the facade of the monumental tomb. Transliteration (Melchert, 2001): TL 74a: 1 ebẽñnẽ [……………….] 2 tideim[i…………………..] 3 tibe=ije: k[bi tike…………] 4 tubidi: e[…………………] TL 74b … Read more
Inscription TL 73 The single-line Lycian inscription is on a rock-cut tomb buried almost up to the upper crossbeam in Korba. There is also a 7-line Greek inscription. Transliteration (Melchert, 2001): ebẽñnẽ: prñnawã: m=ẽne: prñnawatẽ: xudrehila: hrppi ladi: ehbi: Translation:This building/tomb has built by Xudrehila for his wife. Insription N 332 It is inscribed on … Read more
Inscription TL 75 It is on a rock-cut tomb on the northern slope of the acropolis hill. Transliteration (Christiansen, 2020): 1 ebẽñnẽ: xupã: m=ẽnẹ p̣ṛñnawatẽ tettṃ̃p̣e: 2 hñtihãmah: tid[ei]mi s=ene ñte: tãti tdi 3 iṣbazi: me=ije: ni hr[ppi] tãtu: tike: m̃mẽ: ladã: ti=(i)je 4 [h]ṛ[pp]i: l?a[ti?] hṛppi[=(i)je me=]i: tadi: tịke: kbi[:?] m=ẽne 5 tụḅidi: q̣[l]a[(j)]=eḅị … Read more
Inscription N 335 It is on a rock-cut tomb in Asartaş and is the easternmost of the Lycian inscriptions found so far. Transliteration (Christiansen, 2019): 1 [ebẽñnẽ]: x̣ụpã: m=e=ti: prñnawatẽ: p?ẹ?ṛ?ẹpñṇi (vacat?) 2 … … ḥạṇạḥ tịdeimi Translation (Christiansen, 2019):[This] tomb has built Perepñni(??), son of […]hana(?). References:Tekoğlu, R. 2002–2003. “Three New Lycian Inscriptions from … Read more
