Phoenicians in Cilicia during the Middle Iron Age: the scope of their presence
Author(s)
Advisor
Gates, Marie-HenrietteDate
2020-06Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
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Abstract
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.