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A New Agonistic Epigram from Synnada: Antigonos the Trumpeter<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/sub><\/strong> M. Ertan YILDIZ<\/strong><\/a>
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LIBRI <\/em>XII (2026) 27-39
\n<\/strong>Received:<\/strong> 07.04.2026 | Accepted<\/strong>:<\/strong> 06.05.2026
\nDOI: <\/strong>10.5281\/zenodo.20266542<\/a>
\nOnline Publication Date:<\/strong> 21.05.2026<\/p>\n

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Abstract:<\/strong> The subject of this article is a fifteen-line inscription (Figs. 1-4) on the front face of a marble block discovered in the \u015euhut district of Afyon and currently preserved in the Afyon Museum. The findspot of the stone belonged to the territory of the city of Synnada, located in Phrygia during antiquity. The inscription is an agonistic epigram consisting of three distichs honoring a successful trumpeter. In the epigram, a trumpeter named Antigonos is praised. He is known to have participated in trumpet competitions and achieved success while still a child. In later periods, he also gained victories in the Actian and Pythian games. It is emphasized that Antigonos glorified his homeland – which is not named in the epigram but is likely Synnada based on the findspot – through his achievements. We include this inscription within the group of agonistic inscriptions known from Synnada to date, some of which are also in the form of epigrams. This marks the first time a trumpeter has been documented in Synnada. Based on current epigraphic and numismatic evidence, the only major festival and games identified in Synnada to date is the great festival known as the \u201cHadrianeia Panathenaia\u201d. This inscription honoring the trumpeter was also likely erected during a celebration of the Hadrianeia Panathenaia agon in the city. Due to its letterforms and content, the epigram can be dated to the same period as similar epigrams from Synnada, such as those of Thallos and Aristainetos (see the appendix) -namely, the first half of the 3rd<\/sup> century CE.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/strong> Agonistic Epigram, Afyon Museum, Synnada, Pythia, Actia, Salpinktes\/Trumpeter<\/p>\n

\u00d6z:<\/strong> Afyon\u2019un \u015euhut il\u00e7esinde bulunmu\u015f ve g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde Afyon M\u00fczesi\u2019nde korunan mermer bir blok ta\u015f\u0131n \u00f6n y\u00fcz\u00fcndeki on be\u015f sat\u0131rl\u0131k bir yaz\u0131t (Figs. 1-4) bu makalenin konusunu olu\u015fturmaktad\u0131r. Ta\u015f\u0131n bulundu\u011fu yer, antik\u00e7a\u011fda Phrygia\u2019da yer alan Synnada kentinin topraklar\u0131na aitti. Yaz\u0131t ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 bir trompet\u00e7inin onurland\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00fc\u00e7 distykhondan olu\u015fan agonistik bir epigramd\u0131r. Epigramda Antigonos isimli bir trompet\u00e7i \u00f6v\u00fclmektedir. Bu ki\u015finin daha \u00e7ocukken trompet yar\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131na kat\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 ve ba\u015far\u0131lar kazand\u0131\u011f\u0131 anla\u015f\u0131lmaktad\u0131r. Daha sonraki zamanlarda Aktia ve Pythia oyunlar\u0131nda da zaferler elde etmi\u015ftir. Antigonos\u2019un ad\u0131 epigramda verilmeyen ama buluntu yerinden dolay\u0131 Synnada olmas\u0131 muhtemel olan vatan\u0131n\u0131 ba\u015far\u0131lar\u0131yla y\u00fcceltti\u011fi vurgulanmaktad\u0131r. Bu yaz\u0131t\u0131 bug\u00fcne kadar Synnada\u2019dan bilinen ve baz\u0131lar\u0131 da epigram \u015feklinde olan bir grup agonistik yaz\u0131t grubunun i\u00e7ine dahil ediyoruz. Synnada\u2019dan ilk kez bir trompet\u00e7i belgelenmektedir. Mevcut epigrafik ve n\u00fcmismatik belgelere dayanarak Synnada\u2019da bug\u00fcne kadar tespit edilmi\u015f olan tek bayram \u201cHadrianeia Panathenaia\u201d ad\u0131yla bilinen b\u00fcy\u00fck bayram ve oyunlard\u0131r. Trompet\u00e7iyi onurland\u0131ran bu yaz\u0131t da olas\u0131l\u0131kla kentteki bir Hadrianeia Panathenaia agonu s\u0131ras\u0131nda dikilmi\u015f olmal\u0131d\u0131r. Epigram harf karakterleri ve i\u00e7eri\u011fi nedeniyle Synnada\u2019daki Thallos ve Aristainetos epigramlar\u0131 gibi (bk. ekler k\u0131sm\u0131) benzer epigramlarla ayn\u0131 d\u00f6neme, yani MS 3. y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n ilk yar\u0131s\u0131na tarihlenebilir.<\/p>\n

Anahtar s\u00f6zc\u00fckler:<\/strong> Agonistik Epigram, Afyon M\u00fczesi, Synnada, Pythia, Aktia, Trompet\u00e7i<\/p>\n

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