Remarks on the name of the Carians
Kr̥ka-, the Old Persian name for the Carians, has nothing to do with Kar(a)kiša and Karkiya, countries mentioned in Hittite sources. The meaning of Old Persian *kr̥ka- is ‘rooster’, and the Carians were called so because of the crest on their helmets (Plutarch), but probably also because of their si...
Main Author: | Diether Schürr |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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Akdeniz University
2018-11-01
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Series: | Gephyra |
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Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/gephyra/issue/39893/479334?publisher=nalan-eda-akyurek-sahin |
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