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Yazılıkaya (lit. 'inscribed rock'), Phrygian Yazılıkaya, or Midas Kenti (Midas city) is a village in Eskişehir Province, Turkey known for its Phrygian archaeological remains and inscription mentioning Midas.
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![Yazılıkaya, Eskişehir Yazlkaya Midas Kenti Eskiehir Forum Gerek](https://alchetron.com/cdn/yazlkaya-eskiehir-59438d1b-bc7e-44bb-8769-b2a27fca85a-resize-750.jpeg)
The ancient remains are sometimes called the Midas Monument or Midas City and were formerly identified as the tomb of Midas.
![Yazılıkaya, Eskişehir Midas Ant gezipgordumcom](https://alchetron.com/cdn/yazlkaya-eskiehir-c372ee9b-5949-4210-8a5b-6d538086d8d-resize-750.jpeg)
Yazılıkaya is about 27 km south of Seyitgazi, 66 km south of Eskişehir, and 51 km north of Afyonkarahisar.
The Midas Monument
![Yazılıkaya, Eskişehir Midas Ant Yazlkaya Eskiehir GezilmesiGerekenYerlerCom](https://alchetron.com/cdn/yazlkaya-eskiehir-c6466bf0-48d5-40bf-b37b-efd356b6ec7-resize-750.jpg)
The most prominent part of the Midas Monument is a high rock-cut facade with an incised decoration apparently showing a pedimented temple front with acroteria, faced with terra cotta and with a niche at the bottom center. The niche's walls bear graffiti reading Matar (Mother, i.e. the goddess Cybele) and it probably held a statue of Cybele.
![Yazılıkaya, Eskişehir Midas Ant Yazlkaya Eskiehir GezilmesiGerekenYerlerCom](https://alchetron.com/cdn/yazlkaya-eskiehir-b61be5d6-b43e-4ddc-9ec9-d7006561eba-resize-750.jpg)
The monument carries a dedication in Old Phrygian by Ates son of Arkias to Midas (ΜΙΔΑΙ ϜΑΝΑΚΤΕΙ), and probably dates from the 7th or 6th century BCE.
Excavation history
![Yazılıkaya, Eskişehir Eskiehir Yazlkaya 31 Mart 2014 Eitim Biliim A](https://alchetron.com/cdn/yazlkaya-eskiehir-43d51463-4cb8-4e92-8768-c19023b8a59-resize-750.jpg)
The site was excavated by the French Archaeological Institute immediately before and after the Second World War, and also in the 1990s by the Eskişehir Museum.
![Yazılıkaya, Eskişehir Eskiehir Halkevleri Yazlkayaya kltr sanat gezisine gidiyor](https://alchetron.com/cdn/yazlkaya-eskiehir-309cc6bc-6ed9-4588-992b-ff17e7b2d1c-resize-750.jpeg)
![Yazılıkaya, Eskişehir Eskiehir Yazlkaya Midas Kenti](https://alchetron.com/cdn/yazlkaya-eskiehir-b4767263-8aa3-4870-b15b-f97d6f1fbae-resize-750.jpeg)