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Kesecek Köyü Inscription (Cilicia)

Funerary inscription of Nanašt

YBC 02435; YPM BC 017026; KAI 258; Gibson 2:33

Metadata

Collection
Yale Babylonian Collection | YBC
Keywords
  • Anatolia
  • Boundary Marker
  • Inscription | Grave
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Acquisition
Acquired
1915
Material
Stone | Flint
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-11-01
Date (Composition)
Gregorian -550 to -332 [Persian]

Lemaire, André. “textes araméens d’Anatolie d’époque perse. V. Inscriptions de Cilicie. 5. Kesecek Köyü,” n.d. http://www.achemenet.com/pdf/aramaic/cilicie05.pdf.
Torrey, Charles C. “An Aramaic Inscription from Cilicia, in the Museum of Yale University.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 35 (1915): 370–74. https://doi.org/10.2307/592659.

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Textual Notes
Incised.

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James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

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James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

This relief Nanašt erected
before ˀdrrs[mn]. And the pasture/resting place
of my soul belongs to it. And whoever
shall do (3) (something) bad (4) with this relief,
may Šahar and Šamaš seek him out.
Moore, James D.. 'Kesecek Köyü Inscription (Cilicia).' DEAPS. 18 Sep, 2026. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/15168. Accessed: 05 Nov, 2026.