LycianMonuments

Inscription TL 52 The inscription was on a rock-cut tomb, which is destroyed now, and was in the Sidek Yayla location near Sarıbelen village. Transliteration (Christiansen, 2020): 1 ebẽñ[n]ẽ: xupã: m=ẽn=adẽ: kṛehẽnube: s=ẽ pijetẽ wazijeje 2 se(j)=ẽni: se pi[j]etẽ: miñti ñtạẉãtã Translation (Christiansen, 2020):This tomb has made Krehẽnube. And he has given it to Wazije … Read more

Inscription TL 98 It is on a rock-cut tomb (Borchhardt No: 141) in the Necropolis II of Limyra. Transliteration (Christiansen, 2020): 1 pizzi=ti: prñnawate: ddepñneweh: tideimi: hrppi 2 ladi: ehbi: se tideime Translation (Christiansen, 2020):Pizzi has built it, the child of Ddepñnewe, for his wife and the children. Inscription TL 99 It is on a … Read more

Inscription TL 53 On a rock-cut tomb near the village of Gökçeören (old name Seyret). Transliteration (Melchert, 2001): 1 ebẽñnẽ: prñnawu: m=ẽn- 2 e prñnawatẽ hanadaza: hrp- 3 pi ladi: ehbi: se tideime Translation:Hanadaza has built this building/tomb for his wife and child. Inscription N 315 On a rock-cut tomb near the village of Gökçeören … Read more

Inscription TL 149 It is on a rock-cut tomb in the southern necropolis. The inscription starts with 5 lines on the left side of the tomb entrance and continues on the right side with 13 lines. Transliteration (Christiansen, 2020): 1 ebẽñnẽ: prñnawã: m=ene: prñnawate 2 ijamara: terssixleh♢: tideimi: mali- 3 jahi: wedrẽñnehi: axãtaza: me pibijeti … Read more

Inscription TL 54 There are two inscriptions: TL 54a is on the upper crossbeam of a rock-cut tomb near the Bull relief in the acropolis. TL 54b is above a niche next to the rock-cut tomb. TL 54a: Transliteration (Christiansen, 2019): ẽ..a=j=adẽ: xuḍalijẽ: ạḅụṛuwẹ̃teh◊: zzim[a]zạ: muṛạ̃ẓạ[h◊:] tideimi Translation (Christiansen, 2019): The ẽ..a made Xudalijẽ, the … Read more

Inscription N 301 The inscription is on a small (25.5 cm) statue of the Egyptian god Min found in Egypt. (Neumann shares his suspicion for the “scholar forgery” considering several reasons.) Transliteration (Neumann, 1979):apñnãtama: xumetijeh: tideịm[i] Translation:Apñnãtama, son of Xumetija Inscription N 307 There are three separate name inscriptions on a fragmentary silver vessel (kantharos) … Read more

Inscription TL 55 (in Lycian B) It is a 9-line inscription on the north face of the sarcophagus, the so-called Lion Tomb. The inscription is one of the only two inscriptions (the other one is in Xanthos, on the west side of the Incribed Monument, the so-called Xeriga Monument (or Xanthian obelisk) written in the … Read more

Inscription N 302 The inscription was written on a large stone used as spolia on the wall of a house in Kumluca, near Korydalla. The right side of the original inscription is missing since half of the stone is broken. It is a grave inscription. The first line is in Greek, and the other 4 … Read more

Inscription TL 62 It is on a rock-cut tomb near Isinda, on the road to Belenli village. Transliteration (Melchert, 2001): 1 unuwẽmi ti prñnawate 2 purihimrbbeseh tideimi 3 hrppi: ladi se tideime Translation:Unuwẽmi, child of Purihimrbbeseh, built (this) for (his) wife and children. Inscription TL 63 It is on the heroon at the acropolis, above … Read more

Inscription N 306 It is on a standalone rock-cut tomb near the Çağman village, about 20 km north of Myra. Transliteration (Christiansen, 2020): 1 ebẽñ[n]ẽ: prñnaw[ã]: m=ẽ=ti prñnawatẽ: piñteusi: tewinaza: idazzalah: tideimi: hrppi: ladi: 2 ehbi: se=tideime: ehbije: [m]=ene: ñtepi=tãti: hrzzi: prñnawi: piñteusi: se=ladã: ehbi: kbi: tike: me=ñte 3 ne: hri(j)=alahadi: tike: atlahi: tibe=kbijehi: hri=ñte=me=i: … Read more