Sarıaydın inscription explained

The Sarıaydın inscription is an Aramaic inscription found in situ in 1892 near the village of Sarıaydın in Southern Anatolia.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is also known as the Sarıaydın Hunting inscription or the Cilician Hunting inscription. It was discovered on the Austrian expedition to Cilicia of Rudolf Heberdey and Adolf Wilhelm.^[4]

At the time of its discovery, it was only the fourth Aramaic inscription to be found in Anatolia, and the only one to consist of more than a few words. A possible translation is "I am Wšwnš son of ’pwšy, grandson of Wšwnš, and my mother is (unclear). While hunting here, in this place I camp".^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://menadoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/dmg/periodical/pageview/102634 Nöldeke, Theodor, " Aramäische Inschrift aus Cilicien ." ZA 7 (1892): 350–53
2. https://archive.org/details/atextbooknorths00cookgoog/page/n224/mode/1up A Text-book of North-Semitic Inscriptions
3. Halévy, J., "Une inscription araméenne de Cilicie." RevSém 1 (1893a): 183–86
4. https://archive.org/details/CiliciaHeberdeyAndWilhelm1896ReisenInKilikien/page/n93/mode/1up Cilicia Heberdey And Wilhelm 1896 Reisen In Kilikien
5. https://archive.org/details/anzeigerderkais14klasgoog/page/n342/ Müller, D.H., "Sitzung der philosophisch-historischen Klasse vom 19. Oktober.": "...folgenden Bericht der Herren Dr. Rudolf Heberdey und Dr. Adolf Wilhelm über eine zweite Reise in Kilikien..."