Sidetic graffiti in the Memnonium at Abydos

Abstract Two short graffiti from the Memnonium at Abydos, hitherto unidentified, are personal names written in the Sidetic script. They were probably left by mercenaries from Side, mostly likely in the 4th or 3rd century BC.

Authors

Ian Rutherford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2103-0711)
Fiona Phillips

Institutions

New College (GB)
University of Reading (GB)

Publication Details

Journal: Kadmos
Published: 2025-10-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kadmos-2025-0010
Primary Topic: Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
Type: article
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Sidetic graffiti in the Memnonium at Abydos

Ian Rutherford, Fiona Phillips

Oct 1, 2025

Kadmos

Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History

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Sidetic graffiti in the Memnonium at Abydos

Ian Rutherford, Fiona Phillips

October 1, 2025article en

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KadmosVol. 64(1-2)

New College (GB), University of Reading (GB)

Openalex Percentile: Top 71%

Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History

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