New Inscriptions from Nikaia XVI: Votives to Zeus (Bronton and Gorzaios) Hüseyin Sami ÖZTÜRK Abstract: This article presents new five votive inscriptions discovered during surveys conducted in the provinces of Sakarya and Bilecik since 2010. Three of these inscriptions are dedicated to Zeus Bronton, one to Zeus Gorzaios and the last is simply addressed to Zeus without any additional attribution (qualifying adjective). The first two inscriptions were found in close proximity to each other and …
New Reading of I.Mylasa I, 403 Güray ÜNVER Abstract: This article presents a new reading of a published inscription from Mylasa. The inscription is a dedication of an altar to an emperor and Zeus Olympios by the inhabitants of a street, for the sake of honoring Dionysides son of Demetrios, the olympic victor (olympionikes). It was engraved on a white marble round altar with profiles above and below. The inscription was published by Ph. Le …
A Wandering Jewish Tombstone Mehmet ÖZHANLI İnci TÜRKOĞLU Nurşah ÇOKBANKİR ŞENGÜL 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 …
Eine Gruppe neuer Grabinschriften aus Kestel bei Bursa N. Eda AKYÜREK ŞAHİN Zusammenfassung: In diesem Artikel werden vier neue Grabinschriften analysiert, die 2022 durch eine Gendarmerieaktion in das archäologische Museum von Bursa gelangten. Alle Inschriften befinden sich auf Reliefstelen, die in der Kreisstadt Kestel, etwa 20 km östlich von Bursa, gefunden wurden. Stele Nr. 1 zeigt ein Relief mit zwei kleinen Kindern, Stele Nr. 2 eine auf einem Korbstuhl sitzende weibliche Figur und verschiedene Gegenstände, …
An Honorary Inscription Recording an Elite Woman from Nysa ad Maeandrum Sargon BOYACI Abstract: This article presents a new inscription discovered during the Nysa ad Maeandrum excavations in 2020. In this epigraphic document, Neikostrate, also known as Eutykhiane, a member of a noble family of Nysa ad Maendrum, is honoured by her hometown of Nysa for her virtue and nobility. Neikostrate, the daughter of Publius Aelius Iunius Marcianus, is mentioned as descended from archiereis and …
Notes on some Honorary Inscriptions from Kibyra Selen KILIÇ ASLAN Abstract: This article revisits a few honorary inscriptions from Kibyra and discusses the identities of the persons mentioned in these inscriptions. In particular, it rediscusses how the name of the honouree in inscription I.Kibyra 40 could be restored and then shows that a posthumous honorary inscription for a Flavia Tata, published in 2019, does not, contrary to its editor’s argument, confirm the existence of a …
A New Dedication to Sarapis, Isis and Anubis from Phaselis Nihal TÜNER ÖNEN Murat ARSLAN Abstract: This article introduces a votive inscription unearthed among the ruins of one of the building groups, dated Ist century BC – Ist century AD in the light of the findings and located in the pronaos of the Doric temple called the Hellenistic Temple, during 2023 excavations in the city of Phaselis. This inscription was dedicated by Krotos, the son …
New Suggestions for Personal Names on a Group of ‘Western Asia Minor’ Balance Weights from the Roman Imperial Period at the Pera Museum Hüseyin Sami ÖZTÜRK Yavuz Selim GÜLER Abstract: This article presents twelve lead balance weights from the Roman Imperial period at the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum. Oğuz Tekin previously published these weights in the catalog as part of the Corpus Ponderum Antiquorum et Islamicorum (CPAI) project, which documents the balance …
Two New Graves and Some Fragmentary Inscriptions from Termessus Ferit BAZ Abstract: This article presents two new burial inscriptions from the necropolis areas E3, E4 and two new fragmentary inscriptions at Termessus. They were discovered during the 2018 and 2019 surveys conducted by the author in the city of Termessus. Both inscriptions belong to the Roman Imperial Period. The first inscription was found in area of E3. It is a fragmentary inscription which gives the …
Epigraphical Investigation of the Defensive Layout of Stratonikeia Murat AYDAŞ Abstract: The aim of this paper is to investigate the defensive layout of Stratonikeia from a new inscription that records a city gate, a military unit, and an emblem and indicates the direction of a defence division of the city. The current paper presents an epigraphical view of the defence system of Stratonikeia in Karia and discusses this system. Stratonikeia is within the village of …