II. - DESCRIPTION OF THE MONUMENTS AND PLATES

Plate I, figs. 1, 2, 3. — Photograph and copy of the stèle discovered at Bor in 1882 by Ramsay and published in D"^ Wright's ' ' Empire ofthe Hittites " PL XV from a copy hastily made amid much opposition from the owner on the occasion of its discovery. In 1886, Ramsay was not allowed to see it. On July 23 1890, we succeeded in buying it and conveying it to Nigde, where we lodged it in the custody of the local authorities. We then wrote to Hamdi Bey presenting it to the Impérial Muséum in Constantinople, and offering to convey it thither at our own expense. Permission to do this was not granted. We took photographs and impressions of it : unfortunately accidentai damping of the plate bas blurred the photograph in parts.

The stèle is about 30 inches high x 16 inches broad x 8 inches thick, tapering towards the top : the symbols are sharply eut and in good préservation. This stone is the upper portion of a large stèle discovered in two parts at Ekiizli Hissar, when the foundations for the konak of Hadji Ali were being dug about thirty years ago; the lower portion was broken oflE and is kept in a well in a garden at Bor, where Hogarth was permitted to see it at night : he failed however to buy it, and it bas been sunk again in the well for security. His momentary inspection was suflScient only to show that on it was carved the body to which the head on the upper part belonged, surrounded by incised symbols. The attitude is that of walking to the left with one foot advanced, and the arms in the position of those of thegod at Ivrîz ; so far as recollection serves, the haads are empty. The magnificently embroidered robe appeared to be similar to that of the smallest figure at Ivriz. The whole stands out about three inches in relief, and is very finely executed. If restored the stèle would stand about six feet high. The head bas been drawn (fig. 3) from two photographs compared with one another and with our notes.

Plate I, fig. 4. — Fragment of a stèle (which was, in its original form, probably in

(1) There is no possible doubt that the Roman city was situated at Ughin.

(2) Tyriaion was 20 parasangs from Ikonion and 10 parasangs from Thymbrion. Ilghin is 18 hours from Ilconion and 9 hours from Thymbrion. Kôli-tolu is 14 hours from Ikonion 13 hours from Thymbrion.