Daskyleion steles
The Daskyleion steles are three marble steles discovered in 1958 in Dascylium, in northwest Turkey.
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One of the three Daskyleion steles, in the Museum of the Ancient Orient in Istanbul.
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The Aramaic inscription
The Aramaic inscription is known as KAI 318. It is dated to the fifth century BCE.[1]
Text of the inscription
The inscription seems to be sepulchral. The text reads:[2][1]
The inscription had originally been interpreted as a kind of "insurance project" set up by Elnap, presumably a merchant, for the safe passage of his caravans:[3]
- These are the images of Elnap, son of ’ŠY (Isai).
- He has made (it) for himself as (a man) devoted(?) to
- Bel and Nabu, so that his caravan (lit.: road) may travel safely.
- May no-one suffer from harm!
The revised interpretation as a sepulchral monument is based on the iconography, the place where the stelae were found, and a more natural reading of the Aramaic[1][4] (the problematic word HWMYTK in line 2 had originally been taken to be an Iranian loanword).[5]
Bibliography
- Dupont-Sommer André. Une inscription araméenne inédite d'époque perse trouvée à Daskyléion (Turquie). In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 110e année, N. 1, 1966. pp. 44-58. DOI : https://doi.org/10.3406/crai.1966.11934
- Cross, F. (1966). An Aramaic Inscription from Daskyleion. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, (184), 7-10. doi:10.2307/1356198
- George M. A. Hanfmann. (1966). https://www.jstor.org/stable/1356199 The New Stelae from Daskylion]. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, (184), 10-13. doi:10.2307/1356199
- Akurgal, E., "Les fouilles de Daskyleion." Anatolia 1 (1956): 20–24 + pl. XII
- Akurgal, E., "Griechisch-persische Reliefs aus Daskyleion." Iranica antiqua 6 (1966): 147–56 + 6 pl..
- Hanfmann, G.M. A., "The New Stelae from Daskylion." BASOR 184 (1966): 10–13.
- Delcor, M., "Une inscription funéraire araméenne trouvée à Daskyleion en Turquie." Muséon 80 (1967): 301–14 + 2 pls.
- Dolunay, N., "Reliefs Discovered at Dascyleion (Ergili)." Annual of the Archaeological Museums of Istanbul 13-14 (1967): 97–111 + 7 pls.
References
- Cross, Jr., Frank Moore (1966). "An Aramaic Inscription from Daskyleion". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 184 (December): 7–10. doi:10.2307/1356198. JSTOR 1356198. S2CID 163171470. Retrieved 10 February 2023. (JStor)
- Donner, Herbert; Rölig, Wolfgang (2002). Kanaanäische und aramäische Inschriften (5 ed.). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. p. I, 78.
- Dupont-Sommer, André (1966). "Une inscription araméenne inédite d'époque perse trouvée à Daskyléion (Turquie)". Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. 110 (1): 44–58. Retrieved 10 February 2023. (Persée)
- Hanfmann, George M.A. (1966). "The New Stelae from Daskylion". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 184 (December): 10–13. doi:10.2307/1356199. JSTOR 1356199. S2CID 163591226. Retrieved 10 February 2023. (JStor)
- Dupont-Sommer (1966), p. 52.
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