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Pierres Errantes: <\/em>Two Latin Inscriptions transported from the Docimium Quarries to Istanbul<\/h3>\n

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LIBRI <\/em>XI (2025) 279-293
\nReceived Date:<\/strong> 10.11.2025 | Acceptance Date:<\/strong> 16.12.2025
\nDOI: <\/strong>10.5281\/zenodo.18039501<\/a>
\nOnline Publication Date: <\/strong>24.12.2025<\/p>\n

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Abstract:<\/strong> This study presents two Latin inscriptions currently exhibited in Sanat\u00e7\u0131lar Park\u0131 in Atak\u00f6y, Istanbul, which originally belonged to the Roman Imperial marble quarries of Docimium (modern Iscehisar, Afyon). One of the inscriptions was previously discovered in the Bacakale sector of the Docimium quarries and was published in 1991. Although the other inscription remains unpublished, it was most likely brought to Istanbul together with the former piece. After situating these fragments within the broader corpus of quarry inscriptions, they are re-examined here in light of the earlier studies by J. C. Fant, M. Christol, and Th. Drew-Bear, with particular attention to their epigraphic and historical contexts. The inscriptions illustrate the use of standard abbreviations designating quarry sections (bracchium, locus<\/em>), the workshop engineer (officina<\/em>), and the quarry engineer (caesura<\/em>), thereby providing evidence for the complex bureaucratic system that regulated production and transport. The paper also addresses the transfer of these inscriptions to Istanbul, while expressing concerns about the ongoing threats that modern quarrying activities pose to archaeological evidence.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/strong> Docimium, Marble Quarries, Bracchium, Officina, Caesura, Marble Trade<\/p>\n

\u00d6z:<\/strong> Bu \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmada, g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde \u0130stanbul Atak\u00f6y Sanat\u00e7\u0131lar Park\u0131\u2019nda sergilenen ve k\u00f6keni Roma \u0130mparatorluk D\u00f6nemi Dokimeion (\u0130scehisar\/Afyon) mermer ocaklar\u0131na uzanan iki Latince yaz\u0131t ele al\u0131nmaktad\u0131r. Yaz\u0131tlardan biri daha \u00f6nce Dokimeion ta\u015f ocaklar\u0131n\u0131n Bacakale sekt\u00f6r\u00fcnde tespit edilmi\u015ftir ve 1991 y\u0131l\u0131nda yay\u0131mlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Di\u011feri ise yay\u0131mlanmam\u0131\u015f olup muhtemelen onunla birlikte \u0130stanbul’a getirilmi\u015ftir. Bu fragmanlar, ta\u015f oca\u011f\u0131 yaz\u0131tlar\u0131n\u0131n daha geni\u015f bir k\u00fclliyat\u0131 i\u00e7inde konumland\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131ktan sonra, J. C. Fant, M. Christol ve Th. Drew-Bear’\u0131n \u00f6nceki \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131 \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131nda epigrafik ve tarihsel ba\u011flamlar\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan yeniden incelenmektedir. Yaz\u0131tlar, ta\u015f oca\u011f\u0131 b\u00f6l\u00fcmlerini (bracchium<\/em>, locus<\/em>), at\u00f6lye m\u00fchendisini (officina<\/em>) ve ta\u015f oca\u011f\u0131 m\u00fchendisini (caesura<\/em>) belirten standart k\u0131saltmalar\u0131n kullan\u0131m\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6stermekte ve \u00fcretim ve nakliyeyi d\u00fczenleyen karma\u015f\u0131k b\u00fcrokratik sistemin kan\u0131t\u0131n\u0131 sunmaktad\u0131r. Makalede ayr\u0131ca, s\u00f6z konusu yaz\u0131tlar\u0131n \u0130stanbul’a ta\u015f\u0131nmas\u0131 ele al\u0131nmakta olup modern ta\u015f oca\u011f\u0131 faaliyetlerinin arkeolojik kan\u0131tlar \u00fczerinde olu\u015fturdu\u011fu s\u00fcre\u011fen tehditlere ili\u015fkin endi\u015feleri de dile getirilmektedir.<\/p>\n

Anahtar s\u00f6zc\u00fckler:<\/strong> Dokimeion, Mermer Ocaklar\u0131, Bracchium, Officina, Caesura, Mermer Ticareti<\/p>\n

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