A NEW HONORARY INSCRIPTION FROM KORYKION ANTRON (KILIKIA TRAKHEIA) AND SOME THOUGHTS ON A PUBLISHING

Authors : Hamdi Şahin

Pages : 227-239

Doi:10.58488/collan.1551489

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Publication Date : 2024-12-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This article aims to present a newly discovered honorific inscription found at the Cennet-Cehennem sinkholes (Korykion Antron), located approximately 20 km northeast of the Silifke district in the Mersin province, 2 km northwest of Narlıkuyu and about 5 km southwest of the ancient city of Korykos. The inscription is carved in Greek in 8 lines on a limestone block, broken at the top, right, and left. On the left side of the block are letters from a second inscription, though they do not form a coherent whole. Based on the content, the inscription can be dated to the 1st–2nd century CE. It reveals that the People and the Council honored Athenadora, daughter of Sarapas and wife of Diodotos, son of Theodotos, who served as a priestess with her husband. Another purpose of the article is to share our views on a study published online in 2019 (Durukan, M., Olba Dynasty and After, 2019, [No place of publication]).
Keywords : Cilicia, Korykion Antron, Inscription, Corycus, Rough Cilicia, Kilikia, Yazıt, Korykos, Dağlık Kilikia

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