A New Sarcophagus Inscription from Alexandreia Troas
Öz
This paper aims to introduce a new sarcophagus inscription which was used as a spolia of the garden wall of a house in the town of Ezine in Çanakkale Province. Providing infor-mation about the tomb architecture of Alexandreia Troas in the Roman Imperial period, the inscription constitutes the first clear epigraphic evidence in the city about the practice of erect-ing a sarcophagus on the top surface of a kamara. Archaeological example of these monu-mental tombs has not documented in the city. However, analogous practice is well known from the necropolis of Phrygian Hierapolis. The inscription also shows that the sarcophagus was placed on a ‘stepped pedestal’ called ekbasmosis, a rare term recorded in inscriptions. With this inscription, the term tymborychia which is common in the funerary inscriptions with fine-clause, especially in Caria and Pisidia, firstly appears in Alexandreia Troas.
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Kaynakça
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Birincil Dil
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Konular
Arkeoloji
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
18 Kasım 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
8 Nisan 2019
Kabul Tarihi
29 Mayıs 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Sayı: 45