Midas Monument inscription
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The Midas Monument inscription is a prominent rock-cut Phrygian text in central Anatolia, notable for its early example of the Phrygian alphabet and its association with the legendary King Midas.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phrygian inscription
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ancient Anatolian monument ⓘ rock-cut inscription ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
7th century BCE
ⓘ
8th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | King Midas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carvedInto | tuff cliff face ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | early first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Iron Age Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phrygian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Matar (Phrygian mother goddess) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | European travelers in the 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
royal monument inscription
ⓘ
votive inscription ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | several lines of text ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | exposed to weathering ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystemStatus | one of the longest Old Phrygian inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystemType | alphabetic script ⓘ |
| heritageContext | cultural heritage of Turkey ⓘ |
| inscribedOn | monumental rock façade ⓘ |
| isPartOfArchaeologicalSite | Yazılıkaya–Midas City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedArchaeologicalCulture | Phrygian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToLegend | Midas of Greek and Phrygian tradition ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eskişehir Province
NERFINISHED
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Yazılıkaya plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ central Anatolia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | rock ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with legendary King Midas
ⓘ
early example of the Phrygian alphabet ⓘ large-scale rock-cut text ⓘ |
| orientation | on the central panel of the façade ⓘ |
| partOf | Midas Monument rock façade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Phrygia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Phrygian religion ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Indo-European epigraphic tradition ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
classical archaeologists
ⓘ
epigraphers ⓘ historical linguists ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
religious dedication
ⓘ
royal commemoration ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionStatus | regional tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usesScript | Phrygian alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemPhase | Old Phrygian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Phrygian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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