Phrygian MonumentsIt was discovered during surveys in a place called Alaçan at Harlık locality, 3.6 km west of Midas Kale, in 2018. It is a single rock idol found on an east-facing rock. The idol made in low relief consists of a single head and body. The head sits directly on the body. There is no … Read more
Kümbet Valley is located approximately 70 km south of Eskişehir and 8 km west of Midas City and stretches for 6 km from northwest to southeast. The valley is almost at the center of the Phrygian highlands. Kümbet village within the valley is the location of an old Phrygian settlement. Kümbet Asar KaleIt is a … Read more
Inscription W-11 on Altar 2(Not to be confused with Brixhe W-11, for which see MPhr-01.)The inscription is on the horizontal part of the platform, in front of the semi-circular idol. There are three dextroversial lines of writing, the last one apparently shorter. [.?]y[.?]agaua[-?-]tataẹ?[..][-?-]e[.] Inscription W-13It is on the same rocks with the altars of Menekşe Kayalar. … Read more
Inscription HP-01The inscription was first noticed by P. Meriggi on a stone fragment in Karkamış among the orthostat fragments, but it was first published by Börker-Klahn in 1994. It is a one-word (six-letter) Old Phrygian inscription that is written sinistroverse. The orthostat fragment is dated to 850 BCE, but the inscription has been dated to … Read more
Inscription M-01aIt is engraved on the upper left part of the facade and written dextroverse (from left to right), starting from the left corner level of the pediment and curving towards the akroterion. The name of King Midas is read here. Ates ⁝ arkiaevais ⁞ akenanogavos ⁞ midai ⁞ lavagtaei ⁞ vanaktei ⁝ edaes ‘Attes the son of Archias, the akenanogavas, made (it) for Midas the leader (and) the … Read more
It is carved on an outcrop on the bedrock that stands on the left of the ramped road (King’s Road) that ascends to the plateau. This inscription is thought to be contemporaneous with M-01b (575-550 BCE). It is written boustrophedon, and the first line is dextroverse. → bba ⁝ memevais ⁝ proitavo[s],← k↑iyanaveyos ⁝ akaragayun→ edaes … Read more
The inscription is engraved on a projection above the stepped altar 27 in Midas City. The dextroverse line is mutilated on the left, on the right, and at the top. [‑‑‑] abas iṃaṇ akio[‑‑‑] References:Brixhe, C. & M. Lejeune. 1984. Corpus des inscriptions paléo-phrygiennes, Paris.Obrador-Cursach, B. 2018. Lexicon of the Phrygian Inscriptions, Thesis, Barcelona. Image Sources:Ertuğrul Anıl, … Read more
It is a two-line inscription carved on the stepped altar 28, so-called the Throne Monument, in Midas City. The upper line is written dextroverse, and the lower line is sinistroverse. ạkinanogavaṇ ⁞ tiyesmoḍroṿanak ⁞ avarạ[.?] References:Brixhe, C. & M. Lejeune. 1984. Corpus des inscriptions paléo-phrygiennes, Paris.Obrador-Cursach, B. 2018. Lexicon of the Phrygian Inscriptions, Thesis, Barcelona. Image Sources:D. … Read more
The sinistroverse inscription is on the remains of the rock-cut pediment of the Broken Monument in Midas City. apelan (uac.) mekas tevanọ[‑‑‑] * uac. Empty space. (Possibly due to a natural hole on the rock.) References:Brixhe, C. & M. Lejeune. 1984. Corpus des inscriptions paléo-phrygiennes, Paris.Obrador-Cursach, B. 2018. Lexicon of the Phrygian Inscriptions, Thesis, Barcelona. Image Sources:Bora … Read more
It is carved on the stepped altar 14 in Midas City. There is a two-line inscription, and both lines are sinistroverse. ṛekun ⁝ deiatiteeạ.? davoi iman References:Brixhe, C. & M. Lejeune. 1984. Corpus des inscriptions paléo-phrygiennes, Paris.Obrador-Cursach, B. 2018. Lexicon of the Phrygian Inscriptions, Thesis, Barcelona. Image Sources:D. Berndt, 2002
