Smith, Arthur H. [Editor]; British Museum <London> / Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities [Editor]: Catalogue of sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities (Band 2) (London, 1900)

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THE TOMB OF MEREHI.

951. This tomb, which is
known as the Chirnaera
Tomb, or Tomb of Merehi
(or Miiriihi), was found by
Fellows ' beneath the rocks
at the back of the city,'
that is, below the northern
rocky slope. When found,
the lower part had been
displaced by an earthquake ;
the lid was half buried and
inverted.

The lid was brought
home, but the lower cham-
ber is a reproduction of the
original; the Lycian in-
scription is a cast.

Fellows, Lycia, p. 166;
Travels, p. 497; Michaelis,
Annali dell' Inst., 1875,
p. 137.

Along the side of the
chamber a cast is inserted
of the inscription : abqunij
prunava : mijti prynavatQ
Martihi cudalah hitiah
tidaimi triyatrbbalii : pnnu-
tahi: xihahi : lirppiy-prnnazi :
#w(i kntavata : Itarigaha. Mr.
Arkwright, in substantial
agreement with M. Imbert,
translates : ' This monn-