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Carian Inscriptions of Keramos

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C.Ke 1–2 Two limestone stele fragments, both belonging to the same funerary monument, were found in Keramos. Both fragments have the same five characters, which ...

Carian Inscription of Labraunda

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C.La 1 The Attic black-gloss bowl incised (after firing) with a Carian graffito on the underside of its base was found in 2007 at Burgaz ...

Carian Inscription of Miletos

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C.Mi 1 This inscription was found in 1983 during deep soundings conducted under the Heroon III, a Roman-era peristyle structure in the city center of ...

Carian Inscription of Hydai

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C.Hd 1   The inscription was discovered during clandestine excavations in the village of Damlıboğaz (ancient Hydai), located near Mylasa. It is carved into the ...

Carian Inscriptions of Sardis

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The Carian graffiti from Sardis represent some of the oldest evidence of the Carian script in Asia Minor. C.I 1 to C.I 6 were found ...

Carian Inscription of Kalymnos

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C.Kal 1 The inscription on an ostracon from a painted geometric vessel was discovered in 1938 by the archaeologist M. Segre within the Sanctuary of ...

Carian Inscription of Kindye

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C.Kn 1 This extremely fragmentary inscription was discovered in 1932 by Alfred Laumonier during his travels in Caria. It was found in the region of ...

Carian Inscriptions of Kaunos

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C.Ka 1 Discovered in 1948 at a location called Mezargediği west of Kaunos by G. E. Bean, this marble stone lintel (77 x 48 x ...

Carian Inscriptions of Memphis and Saqqâra

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The Carian inscriptions from Memphis and Saqqâra consists almost entirely of funerary steles bearing incised inscriptions beloning to the Carian mercenaries, who were employed by ...