A Wandering Jewish Tombstone
Mehmet ÖZHANLI
İnci TÜRKOĞLU
Nurşah ÇOKBANKİR ŞENGÜL
LIBRI X (2024) 47-60
Geliş Tarihi: 08.10.2024 | Kabul Tarihi: 01.11.2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14278243
Elektronik Yayın Tarihi: 09.12.2024
Abstract: The tombstone bearing Jewish symbols such as menorah, shofar, etrog and lulav, accompanied by a Hebrew inscription reading shalom and an ancient Greek inscription comprising two lines, was found in the garden of two buildings belonging to H. M. Aydoğdu, in the locality designated “Omarcı (Ömerci) Village” situated in the district of Şarkikaraağaç, Isparta. With the type of stone of the artefact it is an uncommon find for Şarkikaraağaç, Yalvaç and its surroundings. At the beginning of the research, it was noted that the tombstone was presented by T. Drew-Bear in 1993 at the “XIth Survey Results Meeting”, and it was determined that the original findspot of the tombstone was Afyonkarahisar / İscehisar. In 2004, the inscription was incorporated into a corpus by W. Ameling, which included Jewish inscriptions from Asia Minor. The studies that have been carried out thus far have not evaluated the reliefs and the iconography of the stele. Thus it would be beneficial to undertake a comprehensive revision of the work and present it to the scientific community in a more holistic manner, with a synthesis of both archaeological and epigraphic perspectives.
Keywords: Jewish Tombstone, Menorah, Hebrew, Ancient Greek Inscription, Phrygia, Koimeterion
Öz: Üzerinde menora, şofar, etrog ve lulav gibi Yahudi simgeleriyle İbranice şalom ve Hellence iki satırlık yazıt taşıyan mezar steli Isparta İli, Şarkikaraağaç İlçesi’nde “Omarcı (Ömerci) Köy” olarak adlandırılan mevkide, H. M. Aydoğdu’ya ait iki binanın bahçesinde bulunmuştur. Eser, Şarkiraağaç, Yalvaç ve çevresinde rastlanmayan bir malzemedir. Çalışmanın başında stelin üzerindeki mezar yazıtının 1993 yılında T. Drew-Bear tarafından “XI. Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı”nda sunulmuş olduğu ve stelin orijinal buluntu yerinin Afyonkarahisar / İscehisar olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Yazıt 2004 yılında W. Ameling tarafından Küçük Asya Yahudi yazıtlarının bir araya toplandığı corpus’a da dahil edilmiştir. Şimdiye kadar yapılan çalışmalarda stelin kabartmaları ve sunduğu ikonografisi hakkında değerlendirmelerde bulunulmamıştır. Bu nedenle, çalışmanın kapsamlı bir revizyondan geçirilmesi ve hem arkeolojik hem de epigrafik bakış açılarının bir senteziyle daha bütüncül bir şekilde bilim camiasına sunulması faydalı olacaktır.
Anahtar sözcükler: Yahudi Mezar Steli, Menora, İbranice, Hellence Yazıt, Phrygia, Koimeterion
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Kalıcı Bağlantı Adresi: http://www.libridergi.org/2024/lbr-0337
Mehmet ÖZHANLI
Prof. Dr., Süleyman Demirel University, Archaeology Dept. Isparta. mehmetozhanli@sdu.edu.tr
İnci TÜRKOĞLU
Assoc. Prof. Dr., Pamukkale University, Dept. of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Denizli. inciturkoglu@hotmail.com
Nurşah ÇOKBANKİR ŞENGÜL
Dr., Akdeniz University, Dept. of Tourism Guidance, Antalya. nursahsengul@akdeniz.edu.tr