13-Honoring for Kougas
 
FBA2022-6013
Project 6013: 13 Inventory No:  AC-18
Coordinat 36°31'28.26" N / 30°33'8.75" E
Measurement Accuracy

1 m in areas with dense vegetation 
Location in-situ               incertus
Found In It was taken from the shore of the south harbor and then moved to the side of the main road
has been put in place
Date Range III century AD
Material Rectangular base in limestone, with a profiled and corner acroter, the left corner broken at the bottom
Measures height. 1.30 m; width: 0.48 m; depth: 0.63 m;
Inscription Contents    
Hellenic
Translation
"Aurelius Kougas of Phaselis, son of Aurelius Oniallis, also known as Poneselmos, son of Kolalemis, won the adult men's category wrestling competition of the themis bequeathed by Eukratidas of Phaselis, son of Akritos, son of Akritos, without breaking his back and without gripping his waist" (Akçay, 2016:78-80)"
Letter Attribute 
Letter Character In standard form Letter Height 0,032 m
Majuscule Miniscule
Conservation Status of the Inscription Bearer
1 Intervention Date Consevation Team Materials Used Changes Made
11/6/2020 Blokage fee Ground leveling
Pre-conservation view  Post-conservation view Analysis
The inscription was fixed to its base by applying blockage mortar to level the ground on which it will sit.
Edition
Bérard 1892, 445 vd. nr. 95; Laum 1914, 124
no. 142; TAM II 1207; Tüner Önen, 2008, 347, no. 34. 
Text Commentary
"Line-6 At the end of the line, after πάλην, which corresponds to a writing area of about five letters, the inscription has been erased by scraping. However, traces of the letter Υ can be observed in the last part of the line preserved on the stone.
Line- 8:  Ἀρ[ιστο]- instead of Ἀ-. The name of the father of Eukratidas, the person who endowed the Agon here, is known exactly thanks to a new inscription from Phaselis: Aristokritos, but in line 9 of this inscription, the name While the -kritos part is preserved, only the initial alpha can be traced in line 8. After that There is a gap of approximately three letters. Since this empty space has been severely damaged, only the traces of the letter P (rho) and the upper border remains of the following letters can be seen. It is noteworthy that the craftsman who carved the inscription on the stone was careful to give the first letters in the same order, and this For this reason, it is observed that he did not refrain from giving the letters ON and ΟΣ as ligatures in the first two lines. it is conceivable that in this line, too, he made such a compression, or that he forgot a letter (Tüner Önen, 2008, 347, no. 34)."
Bibliography
1 Akçay, A 2016, New Technological Approaches Used in Cultural Heritage Research: The Case of Phaselis Inscriptions. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Akdeniz University. Antalya.
Research Status
Research and development studies are ongoing within the scope of FBA2022-6013.