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Tyana Kentinden Yeni Epigrafik Buluntular<\/span><\/p>\n

MEHMET ALKAN<\/strong>
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OSMAN DO\u011eANAY<\/strong>
\n\"\" https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7095-9466<\/a><\/sub><\/p>\n

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PHASELIS<\/em> XII (2026) 51-62
\n<\/strong>DOI<\/strong>: 10.5281\/zenodo.20052348<\/a>
\nReceived Date<\/strong>: 22.01.2026 | Acceptance Date<\/strong>: 19.03.2026
\nOnline Publication Date<\/strong>: 07.05.2026<\/p>\n

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Abstract<\/strong>: This contribution presents eleven new Greek inscriptions, dating from the Hellenistic to the Early Byzantine period, discovered during municipal works in the centre of Kemerhisar (Tyana) and through archaeological excavations and surveys conducted by the Tyana excavations team. These epigraphic finds include dedicatory, honorary, and funerary inscriptions. Despite being found in fragments, with the exception of nos. 5 and 7, the inscriptions provide significant historical, cultural, and onomastic information. The Hellenistic inscription (no. 1), dedicated to Hermes and Heracles and likely containing a list of gymnasiarchs, is the second document from Tyana to reflect the nature of the city’s gymnasium culture. The inscription honouring Severus Alexander (no. 3) is the first epigraphic document confirming the colonial status of Tyana, known to date from the city’s coins. Apart from those requiring completion (nos. 2 and 8), the inscriptions contain personal names in Greek, Latin, and local forms, such as Aristarkhos (no. 7), Eupator (no. 4), Hermogenianos (no. 5), Iulia (no. 7), Kosanaios (no. 1), and Nonna (no. 9). The reappearance of the personal name Kosanaios in a Hellenistic inscription from Tyana, previously attested only in a Roman Imperial period inscription from Cilicia, is of significance to onomastic studies. The name Hermogenianos is discussed in connection with the widespread practice of forming new names by adding the suffix -ianos\/-ianus to personal names in Anatolia during the Roman period. Finally, the adjective pseudonymos (“false name”), found in a very fragmentary inscription (no. 10), is examined in the context that the meaning of a person’s name does not correspond to his\/her destiny.<\/p>\n

Keywords<\/strong>: Tyana, Aur. Antoniana Colonia Tyana, Kosanaios, Hermes and Heracles, Pseudonymos<\/p>\n

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\u00d6z<\/strong>: Bu makale, Ni\u011fde iline ba\u011fl\u0131 Kemerhisar (Tyana) il\u00e7e merkezinde belediye taraf\u0131ndan yap\u0131lan \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar ve Tyana arkeolojik kaz\u0131 ve y\u00fczey ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar\u0131 s\u0131ras\u0131nda ke\u015ffedilen, Hellenistik D\u00f6nem’den Erken Bizans D\u00f6nemi’ne tarihlenen on bir yeni Hellence yaz\u0131t sunmaktad\u0131r. Bu epigrafik buluntular adak, onurland\u0131rma ve mezar yaz\u0131tlar\u0131 olmak \u00fczere birka\u00e7 t\u00fcrde yaz\u0131t i\u00e7ermektedir. \u0130kisi hari\u00e7 (nr. 5 ve 7), k\u0131r\u0131k halde bulunmalar\u0131na ra\u011fmen yaz\u0131tlar tarihi, k\u00fclt\u00fcrel ve onomastik a\u00e7\u0131dan \u00f6nemli bilgiler sa\u011flamaktad\u0131r. Hermes ve Herakles’e adanan ve b\u00fcy\u00fck olas\u0131l\u0131kla bir gymnasiarkhes’ler listesi i\u00e7eren Hellenistik yaz\u0131t (nr. 1), Tyana\u2019daki gymnasion k\u00fclt\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcn do\u011fas\u0131n\u0131 yans\u0131tan ikinci bir belgedir. Severus Alexander’\u0131n onurland\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 yaz\u0131t (nr. 3), kentin \u015fimdiye kadar sikkelerinden bilinen Tyana koloni unvan\u0131n\u0131 do\u011frulayan ilk epigrafik belgedir. Tamamlama gerektiren isimler haricinde (nr. 2 ve 8), yaz\u0131tlarda Hellence, Latince ve yerel olmak \u00fczere Aristarkhos (nr. 7), Eupator (nr. 4), Hermogenianos (nr. 5), Iulia (nr. 7), Kosanaios (nr. 1) ve Nonna (nr. 9) \u015fah\u0131s isimleri g\u00f6r\u00fclmektedir. \u015eimdiye kadar yaln\u0131zca Kilikia\u2019dan bir Roma \u0130mparatorluk D\u00f6nemi yaz\u0131t\u0131yla bilinen Kosanaios \u015fah\u0131s ad\u0131n\u0131n Tyana\u2019da Hellenistik bir yaz\u0131tla yeniden ortaya \u00e7\u0131kmas\u0131 onomastik \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar bak\u0131m\u0131ndan \u00f6nemlidir. Hermogenianos ismi, Roma D\u00f6nemi’nde Anadolu\u2019da yayg\u0131nla\u015fan, \u015fah\u0131s adlar\u0131na -ianos\/-ianus t\u00fcretim eki eklenerek yeni isimler elde etme gelene\u011fiyle ba\u011flant\u0131l\u0131 olarak ele al\u0131nmaktad\u0131r. Olduk\u00e7a eksik bir \u015fekilde ele ge\u00e7en bir yaz\u0131tta (nr. 10) bulunan, “sahte isim” anlam\u0131ndaki pseudonymos<\/em> s\u0131fat\u0131, ki\u015fi ad\u0131n\u0131n anlam\u0131n\u0131n ta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n kaderiyle \u00f6rt\u00fc\u015fmemesi ba\u011flam\u0131nda incelenmektedir.<\/p>\n

Anahtar Kelimeler: <\/strong>Tyana, Aur. Antoniana Tyana Kolonisi, Kosanaios, Hermes ve Herakles, Pseudonymos<\/em><\/p>\n

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    https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.20052348<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Mehmet ALKAN
    \n<\/strong>Assoc.,Prof., Karamano\u011flu Mehmetbey University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Archaeology, Karaman, T\u00fcrkiye. mehmetalkan@kmu.edu.tr |     https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4315-2058<\/a><\/p>\n

    Osman DO\u011eANAY
    \n<\/strong>Prof.,Dr., Aksaray University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Archaeology, Aksaray, T\u00fcrkiye. osmandoganay@hotmail.com |     https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7095-9466<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n