Research Article

A Dedication to Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις from the Inner Troad

Volume: 15 May 15, 2018
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A Dedication to Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις from the Inner Troad

Abstract

This paper aims to examine a recently discovered small fragment of a dedicatory inscription engraved on a low pe­destal that was found in the countryside of the Pazarköy village near the town of Ezine in the Çanakkale province. This inscription reveals that a statuette representing Aphrodite Ourania and Nephthys was dedicated to Osiris bearing the epithet βασιλεύς. The presence of Nephthys and Aphrodite Ourania, equated with Isis, in the same context suggests that the dedication could be connected to the Osiris myth. It is therefore reasonable to conclude that this dedication from a location in the inner Troad may have been dedicated during the festival Inventio Osiridis in order to commemorate the death and revival of Osiris. The translation of the inscription is as follows: “I dedicated Aphrodite Ourania [and] his own sister Nephthys to King Osiris.

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References

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 15, 2018

Submission Date

July 4, 2017

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Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 15

APA
Özhan, T. (2018). A Dedication to Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις from the Inner Troad. Gephyra, 15, 95-99. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.420748
AMA
1.Özhan T. A Dedication to Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις from the Inner Troad. GEPHYRA. 2018;15:95-99. doi:10.37095/gephyra.420748
Chicago
Özhan, Tolga. 2018. “A Dedication to Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις from the Inner Troad”. Gephyra 15 (May): 95-99. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.420748.
EndNote
Özhan T (May 1, 2018) A Dedication to Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις from the Inner Troad. Gephyra 15 95–99.
IEEE
[1]T. Özhan, “A Dedication to Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις from the Inner Troad”, GEPHYRA, vol. 15, pp. 95–99, May 2018, doi: 10.37095/gephyra.420748.
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Özhan, Tolga. “A Dedication to Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις from the Inner Troad”. Gephyra 15 (May 1, 2018): 95-99. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.420748.
JAMA
1.Özhan T. A Dedication to Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις from the Inner Troad. GEPHYRA. 2018;15:95–99.
MLA
Özhan, Tolga. “A Dedication to Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις from the Inner Troad”. Gephyra, vol. 15, May 2018, pp. 95-99, doi:10.37095/gephyra.420748.
Vancouver
1.Tolga Özhan. A Dedication to Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις from the Inner Troad. GEPHYRA. 2018 May 1;15:95-9. doi:10.37095/gephyra.420748