Xanthian obelisk - the inscribed stele found on the acropolis of the ancient Lycian city of Xanthos, Turkey

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The Xanthian Obelisk, also known as the Xanthos or Xanthus Stele, the Xanthos or Xanthus Bilingual, the Inscribed Pillar of Xanthos or Xanthus, the Harpagus Stele, and the Columna Xanthiaca, is a stele bearing an inscription currently believed to be trilingual, found on the acropolis of the ancient Lycian city of Xanthos, or Xanthus, near the modern town of Kınık in southern Turkey. The three languages are Ancient Greek, Lycian and Milyan (the last two are Anatolian languages and were previously known as Lycian A and Lycian B respectively).

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Location: Xanthos - Letoon archaeological complex
Photo credit: © Pavel Borisov / Alamy / Afripics
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