Gümüşbel Phrygian Inscription

Inscription W-14
It is a 4-line Old Phrygian inscription. The first line of the inscription is written sinistroverse (right to left) above the idol figures on the stele. The other three lines are below the figures and are written boustrophedon, starting sinistroverse. In part II, “imanmeutermos” is identified as a separate part/sentence and translated as “my monument is a boundary stone.”


I   ←          atas

     ←     imanmeuter
II   →     [?]mostekise
     ←       tondagoy




References:
Tamsü-Polat, R., Y. Polat and A. Lubotsky. 2020. ‘An Idol-Shaped Stele with an Old Phrygian Inscription in the Territory of Nakoleia’, Gephrya 19, 45-67.

Image sources:
arkeolojikhaber.com, 2019
Bora Bilgin, 2024