The Greek Text of the Vezirhan Stele (SEG 47-1684): A Sacred Marriage and Dedication to an Unnamed Goddess

The Vezirhan stele, a late 5th-century monument from NW Anatolia depicting a goddess (a Potnia Theron type), a scene of communion between a man and woman (a sacred marriage) and a hunting scene, contains a long Phrygian inscription and a short Greek inscription apparently summarizing the (still largely undecipherable) Phrygian text. Clear in most respect, the Greek text presents a passage that has defied translation, but can in fact be read as an elliptical reference to a marriage and the dedication to a goddess.

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Work Title The Greek Text of the Vezirhan Stele (SEG 47-1684): A Sacred Marriage and Dedication to an Unnamed Goddess
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  1. Mark Munn
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  1. Vezirhan stele, Anatolia, Totenmahl, Potnia Theron, Phrygian language
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  1. Epigraphic Anatolic vol. 55. pp. 13-22
Publication Date 2022 to 2023
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  1. Ancient Anatolian archaeology and religion
Deposited November 12, 2024

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    • The Vezirhan stele, a late 5th-century monument from NW Anatolia depicting a goddess (a Potnia Theron type), a scene of communion between a man and woman (a sacred marriage) and a hunting scene, contains a long Phrygian inscription and a short Greek inscription apparently summarizing the (still largely undecipherable) Phrygian text. Clear in most respect, the Greek text presents a passage that has defied translation, but can in fact be read as an elliptical reference to a marriage and the dedication to a goddess.
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