Lycian language

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The Lycian language was the language of the ancient Lycians who occupied the Anatolian region known during the Iron Age as Lycia. Most texts date back to the fifth and fourth century BC. Two languages

Xanthos stele with Lycian inscriptions

Payava (his name is Pamphylian) as depicted on his tomb. The Lycian inscription runs: “Payava, son of Ed[...], acquired [this grave] in the sacred [burial] area of the acropolis(?) of A[rttumba]ra (a Lycian ruler), when Lycia saw(?) S[alas](??) [as governor(?)]. This tomb I made, a 10 year [h]iti (project?), by means of Xanthian ahamas.” Payava may be the soldier at the right, honoring his ruler Arttumbara with a laurel wreath. 375-360 BC.

The inscription on the front of Payava's tomb in the Lycian language.

An epitaph in the Lycian language, which reads: 𐊁𐊂𐊚𐊑𐊏𐊚:ebẽñnẽ𐊓𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀𐊇𐊒:prñnawu𐊎𐊚𐊏:mẽn.𐊁𐊓𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀𐊇𐊀𐊗𐊚:e prñnawatẽ𐊛𐊀𐊏𐊀𐊅𐊀𐊈𐊀:hanadaza𐊛𐊕𐊓𐊓𐊆𐊍𐊀𐊅𐊆:hrppi ladi𐊁𐊛𐊂𐊆:ehbi𐊖𐊁𐊗𐊆𐊅𐊁𐊆𐊎𐊁setideime𐊁𐊂𐊚𐊑𐊏𐊚: 𐊓𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀𐊇𐊒: 𐊎𐊚𐊏: 𐊁𐊓𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀𐊇𐊀𐊗𐊚: 𐊛𐊀𐊏𐊀𐊅𐊀𐊈𐊀: 𐊛𐊕𐊓𐊓𐊆𐊍𐊀𐊅𐊆: 𐊁𐊛𐊂𐊆: 𐊖𐊁𐊗𐊆𐊅𐊁𐊆𐊎𐊁ebẽñnẽ prñnawu mẽn. {e prñnawatẽ} hanadaza {hrppi ladi} ehbi setideime"Hanadaza built this building for his wife and sons."

Lydian language

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Lydian is an extinct Indo-European Anatolian language spoken in the region of Lydia, in western Anatolia. The language is attested in graffiti and in coin legends from the late 8th century or the earl

Lycian language

…inscriptions Native to Lycia, Lycaonia Region Southwestern Anatolia Ethnicity Lycians Era 500 – ca. 200 BC Language family Indo-European Anatolian Luwo-Lydian Luwo-Palaic Luwic Lyco-Carian Lycian–Sidetic Lycian Early forms Proto-Indo-European Proto-Anatolian Writing system Lycian script Language codes ISO…

The Sardis bilingual inscription was the "Rosetta Stone" for the Lydian language.