Troas’ın İç Bölgesinden Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις için Bir Adak

Bu makalede küçük bir kaide parçası üzerindeki bir adak yazıtı fragmanı tanıtılmaktadır. Yazıt, Çanakkale’nin Ezine ilçesine bağlı Pazarköy’ün kuzeyinde kırsal alanda bulunmuştur. Elimizdeki mevcut parça, Aphrodite Ourania’nın ve Nephthys’in bir heykelciğinin βασιλεύς (kral) epithetini taşıyan Osiris’e adanmış olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Bu adak yazıtında olasılıkla İsis ile özdeştirilmiş olan Aphrodite Ourania’nın ve Nephthys’in isimlerinin Osiris ile birlikte aynı kontekste bulunması, bu adağın Osiris miti ile ilişki olduğunu akıllara getirmektedir. Bu nedenle, bu adağın Osiris’in ölümünün ve yeniden dirilişinin kutlandığı Inventio Osiridis festivali sırasında adanmış olduğunu sonucuna varmak mümkündür. Yazıtın tercümesi şöyledir: “Ben, Aphrodite Ouraina’yı [ve] kendi kardeşi Nephthys’i kral Osiris’e adadım.”

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Troas, Kral Osiris, Aphrodite Ourania, Isis, Nephthys, Inventio Osiridis

A Dedication to Βασιλεὺς Ὄσιρις from the Inner Troad

This paper aims to examine a recently discovered small fragment of a dedicatory inscription engraved on a low pedestal that was found in the countryside of the Pazarköy village near the town of Ezine in the Çanakkale province. This inscription reveals that a statuette representing Aphrodite Ourania and Nephthys was dedicated to Osiris bearing the epithet βασιλεύς. The presence of Nephthys and Aphrodite Ourania, equated with Isis, in the same context suggests that the dedication could be connected to the Osiris myth. It is therefore reasonable to conclude that this dedication from a location in the inner Troad may have been dedicated during the festival Inventio Osiridis in order to commemorate the death and revival of Osiris. The translation of the inscription is as follows: “I dedicated Aphrodite Ourania [and] his own sister Nephthys to King Osiris.”

Keywords:

Troad, King Osiris, Aphrodite Ourania, Isis, Nephthys, Inventio Osiridis,

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