Explore: Lycian Inscriptions

fourth century BC. Two languages are known as Lycian: regular Lycian or Lycian A, and Lycian B or Milyan. Lycian became extinct around the beginning of the

the remaining Lycian speakers, Lycia was rapidly Hellenized under the Macedonians, and the Lycian language disappeared from inscriptions and coinage. On

Lycians (Greek: Λύκιοι, romanized: Lúkioi) is the name of various peoples who lived, at different times, in Lycia, a geopolitical area in Anatolia (also

Letoon trilingual, or Xanthos trilingual, is an inscription in three languages: standard Lycian or Lycian A, Greek, and Aramaic covering the faces of a

high base with a long inscription in "Lycian B", now generally identified as Milyan, a Luwian language. Inscriptions in the Lycian language are dated from

Milyan, also known as Lycian B and previously Lycian 2, is an extinct ancient Anatolian language. It is attested from three inscriptions: two poems of 34 and

other symbols instead of the intended characters. The Lycian alphabet was used to write the Lycian language of the Asia Minor region of Lycia. It was an

midst of other Lycian tombs, which contain Lycian inscriptions. This tomb is the only one bearing two inscriptions, written in Aramaic and Greek respectively

started more than 4,000 years ago. It is known as 'Tlawa' in local Lycian inscriptions and as ‘Dalawa’ in the Hittite sources which shows the importance

exploration. Among the finds are tombs with Lycian inscriptions. Coins inscribed "ΤΥ" of typical Lycian type were probably minted here. Its site is located