Lycian Inscriptions

The Lycian language is one of the ancient Anatolian languages of Indo-European origin and is closely related to Hittite and Luwian. It was used in written form from the early 6th century BCE until the end of the 4th century BCE, disappearing during the Hellenistic period.
A related but different and possibly older dialect of Lycian is referred to as Lycian B (or Milyan) and is known from only three poetic texts on two monuments.
Inscriptions on stone monuments are consistently written from left to right. The Lycian alphabet consists of 29 letters, though the phonetic values of some remain a topic of debate. Many words in the language are not fully understood, making it only partially deciphered. While short, formulaic inscriptions—such as those found on funerary monuments—are relatively easy to interpret, longer inscriptions remain poorly understood.
Approximately 400 written sources in Lycian have survived to the present day. The majority of these are inscriptions on tombs and coins, with a smaller number found on steles, ceramics, and metal artifacts.

Below is a list of Lycian (and Lycian B) inscriptions, except coins. The inscriptions are described together with their drawings, photos, transliterations, and, if available, suggested translations.