Lydian Inscriptions Pt 1

CONTENTS O F PA RT 1 . I nt ro d ucto ry Note L ist o f Lyd ian I ns criptio ns heretofore publishe d List o f A bbre v i a tio ns e The A e Chapt r I . l phab t h e th e L d n e e A . T e Valu s of y ia Ltt rs B The L d n A be i n Co O A . y ia l pha t mparison with ther l phabets Cha pte r I I The Bilingual I nscri pti ons T e - n A . h L do A a B n c o lro m d L 1 y ram ic ili gual I s ri pti n Sar is ( . 7) ~ B . Th e rec L d ian o L . 2 nd P G o y I nscri pti ns . ( 5 a ergamon) a 6 . C e . U n l . L 1 6 . 8 . 1 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 2 h pt r I I I nili gua I nscri ptions ( . 9 3 4 5 L d P o e Chapter I V . y ian try C e . N e o n L G ‘ hapt r V ot s ydian ramm ar A . P ho no logy B . P ro n o u n s ( S s ve C . ub tanti s e ve D . Adj cti s E V e rbs F Parti c l es N e G . ot s on Syntax H List of End ings I The Vocabul ary s fi ha pte r V I . Com pariso n ' C L a P e hapter V I I . ydi n rop r Names IN T ROD U CT O RY N OT E . It was at first my intention to publish what follows as a preliminary article o r e ssay , because the novelty of the subject and the fresh light which is sure to be thrown o n it by other scholars will cause many of the views here expressed' to need modifications and additions . It has seemed best however to issue thesechapters o n the Lydian alphabet and ' o n thos e Lydian ins cript io ns which I believe to be able to interpret with a certain the of degree of probability , together with this commentary in series monographs o f v Th e describing the results the A merican Exca ations at Sardis . new texts can thus ' be s m o f pre ented in a for more worth y their importance. In future parts of this volume I hO pe no t only to publish all Lydian inscriptions “f ound at Sardis and elsewhere but also to embody the result s of cri ticis m s and dis coveries M contributed by other workers in thi s new and difficult field . any problems in this connection are such that w e can look forward to their being solved only by -s the joint labors of many different specialist . o f I have already had the help several scholars , to whom I wish to express my h . A w o V . m \ . sincere indebtedness bove all , it was y friend and colleague H BUCKLER ‘ with his never resting zeal n o t only su pported me in the material preparati on of this P art but also contributed many a valuable note to the deciphering and interpretation ; his ' na m e M will be found quoted often o n the following pages . oreover I wish to e K P A TOR? a nd . A R A HERm o . xpress my gratitude to rofessors C N G . , E IL J W KE EL , G J A f number o suggestions made by Professors W A CKERN A GEL and HEKBIG have been a P dded to my commentary . rof. TOR P recognized the meaning of the negative particle n il ' ’ ' , although he differs from me in the interpretation o f the formula vzs f zs ’ ' Let us hope that his rich k no wle dge on all ques tions o f A sia Minor and Etruscan P l “ ” Kan. f P . r L . hilo ogy will soon be made available o ydian P hilology also . rof J very k indly sent me drawings and squeezes of two L ydian fragments discovered by him “ V ON P REMERSTEI N 1 1 T A rabl and in 9 1 . hese fragments have been quoted here as y ” Had ili “ ” j 6 1 2 o f and Falanga ; they correspond with No . 1 and 3 in the publication ‘ T V d K V ON P R EM ER 'I‘ EI N the results of the hird oyage ma e by EIL and S , see below the L s L c i are d N . A o . i t of ydian Ins r ptions heretofore publishe , F lthough these fragments ' ’ V I I I I N TRODUCTORY NO I E. very short they have nevertheless thrown some new light o n several Lydia n words and forms . Th e inscriptions published here are those which can be interpreted and translated O u to some extent ; they are almost all of them funerary inscriptions . t of the 3 4 texts A 1 O found by the merican Excavations only 5 have been edited here . f the remaining 1 9 texts a good many are small fragments o r give only a fe w letters representing ’ k o f k o r . r masons mar s the li e But about half a dozen rather long , well ca ved Lydian of d fo r inscriptions , some which are in perfect condition , have been reserve the future The publication since they cannot be translated as yet . numbers which all these i n n — s cri tio ns w S . L 1 v k P p ere given at ardis , i e (ydia ) 3 4 , ha e been ept in this ublication because the vocabulary of all Lydian words and the lists o f endings a nd forms which 1 1 I made at Sardis in 9 3 were made on the ground of this numbering ; it was there ? fore impossible to rearrange the inscriptions according to their ages or their contents and to change all the numerous quotations in my vocabulary and in my lists of forms and endings . D uring the year of 1 9 1 3 I was entirely occu pied by other work s o that I could L T he P not devote any time to the ydian inscriptions . present art was prepared a nd w Ma A ts ritten during the months from y to ugust 1 9 1 4 . I publication has been delayed W a r for so long a time by the . ' P H Roz m r H In the meantime rof. published his new theory on the ittite languag e s ee m s to os te one o f l ndo It , me safe to p p a definite j udgment on his theory the Germanic origin of the cuneiform Hittite language until more o f his material will have i d 0 all c0ns ide rate o b een ma e accessible . I h pe and thoughtful scholars will approve f “ ” V t he way in which I have presented the Comparisons in Chapter I of this Part . It remains to ack nowledge here also the great care which the Publishing Hou s e k L L . I L d of ate E J BR L evoted to the ma ing of the ydian type , which for the first time a re P of P . used in this ublication , and to the entire setting up and printing this art L A . M 1 1 6 . G o t t i n g e n , arch 9 . E I TTM NN ST LYD A NS R IPT I S R T R P L S D LI OF I N I C ON H E E OFO E U B I H E . W BUCKLER (By . H . J - s Fragm e nt o f inscri pti on from colum n dru m of K roi ea n templ e of A rte mis at Eph esos . 6 . See b e . 6 low , p E e u i n B M s e m i b ed 11 1 1 1 A 1 a ll e e e e e e o d l ctr m coin ritish u u , nscri , l tt rs unc rtain , xc pt s c n lf a . L d a 1 2 N o 1 l a nd . r i . I . i 8 e d H A B t zzs C t . 6 at . thir E D , y 9 , , p I , 7 ' “ T r e fr n s o o L d m e K S K h e a m e tar c . g y in ri pti ns fr m y ia , with com ntary by RET CHMER E I L ’ ' W ' P R EM E RST EIN D eni m /z . iener A l a aem ze L 1 0 8 N os . 1 1 20 8 . v . , I I I , 9 , 9 , , O ne e o o L d a and e a o N o . 1 1 K EN . fragm ntary inscripti n fr m y i , r public ti n of ’ ‘ N 1 8 2 . v P R EM E RS I EI N ib. LIV 1 1 1 o . , , , 9 , a s T O ne co m e e and o ne m e e x S .

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