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      Phoenicians in Cilicia during the Middle Iron Age: the scope of their presence

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      Author(s)
      Kısmet Okur, Yaprak
      Advisor
      Gates, Marie-Henriette
      Date
      2020-06
      Publisher
      Bilkent University
      Language
      English
      Type
      Thesis
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      This thesis is a study on the use of Phoenician language for the monumental inscriptions which were set up in Plain Cilicia, and dated to the mid 8th c. BC. This thesis aims to assess the hypothesis that Phoenician, as the "trade language" of the eastern Mediterranean and the ancient Near East, became the lingua franca of the period, for the settlements in Plain Cilicia. In order to follow this hypothesis, the political structure and trade network of the period are presented. On the one hand, by proposing what motivated the local rulers in using Phoenician as the second written language, and on the other hand, based on the analysis of the archaeological and historical evidence, this thesis also questions the interest and the presence of the Phoenicians in Cilicia during the Middle Iron Age.
      Keywords
      Eastern Mediterranean
      Inscription
      Iron Age Cilicia
      Phoenicians
      Trade
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/53974
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