2017/09/26 by Ilya Yakubovich · 4 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · Mathematics · #Ancient Near East History #Eurasian Exchange Networks #Linguistics and Cultural Studies #Inscribed figure #Interpretation (philosophy) #Clan #Precinct #CONQUEST #Stele #History #Point (geometry) #Linguistics #Ancient history #Philosophy #Political science #Law #Archaeology #Mathematics
paper · doi:10.1515/if-2017-0014
openalex publication_date 2017/09/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Abstract This paper addresses the interpretation of a Lydian text inscribed on a stele which was placed in the precinct of Artemis in the Anatolian town of Sardis at some point in the 5ᵗʰ-4ᵗʰ centuries BC. Its linguistic analysis is conducive to the conclusion that it defines the status of a privileged group called the mλimna- vis-à-vis the Sardians and mandates payments or transfer of property to the mλimna- group. The improved interpretation of the text allows me to revive the old hypothesis according to which the mλimna- is the Lydian designation of the Mermnad clan, whose representatives held sway in Sardis before the Achaemenid conquest.