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The city was commonly known by its Greek name, Kaunos (Καῦνος). The Romans called Kaunos by its name in Latin, Caunus.[1][2][3]
Kaunos' Carian name was Kbid (𐊼𐊬𐊹𐊢 in the Carian alphabet). A citizen of Kaunos, a 'Kaunian', was called Kbdyn (plural Kbdynš, 𐊼𐊬𐊢Ε𐊵𐊯). These indigenous terms were used on silver coinage[4][5] and in stone inscriptions.[6] This term fell out of use in the Hellenistic Period.[3]
Kaunos' indigenous name was first discovered from its use in Lycian language inscriptions. In the Letoon trilingual, found close to Xanthos in Lycia, Kaunos was called Xbide (𐊜𐊂𐊆𐊅𐊁 in the Lycian alphabet), and Kaunians were called Xbidẽñni (𐊜𐊂𐊆𐊅𐊚𐊑𐊏𐊆).[7][8]
- ^ Bean, G. E. (1953). "Notes and Inscriptions from Caunus". The Journal of Hellenic Studies. 73: 10–35. doi:10.2307/628232. ISSN 0075-4269.
- ^ Bean, G. E. (1954). "Notes and Inscriptions from Caunus (Continued)". The Journal of Hellenic Studies. 74: 85–110. doi:10.2307/627558. ISSN 0075-4269.
- ^ a b Marek, Christian (2006). Die Inschriften von Kaunos. Vestigia. München: C.H. Beck. ISBN 978-3-406-55074-4. OCLC 77548206.
- ^ Meier-Brügger, Michael (1998). "ZU DEN MÜNZLEGENDEN VON KAUNOS". Kadmos. 37 (1–2): 42–46. doi:10.1515/kadm.1998.37.1-2.42. ISSN 0022-7498.
- ^ Konuk, Koray (2000). "COIN EVIDENCE FOR THE CARIAN NAME OF KERAMOS". Kadmos. 39 (1–2). doi:10.1515/kadm.2000.39.1-2.159. ISSN 0022-7498.
- ^ Frei, Peter; Marek, Christian (1997). "DIE KARISCH-GRIECHISCHE BILINGUE VON KAUNOS. Eine zweisprachige Staatsurkunde des 4. Jh.s v. Chr". Kadmos. 36 (1): 1–89. doi:10.1515/kadm.1997.36.1.1. ISSN 0022-7498.
- ^ Fraser, Peter Marshall; Bean, George Ewart (1954). The Rhodian Peraea and Islands. London: Oxford University Press.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Schürr, Diether (1998). "KAUNOS IN LYKISCHEN INSCHRIFTEN". Kadmos. 37 (143–162). doi:10.1515/kadm.1998.37.1-2.143. ISSN 0022-7498.
- ^ Frei, Peter; Marek, Christian (2000). "NEUES ZU DEN KARISCHEN INSCHRIFTEN VON KAUNOS". Kadmos. 39 (1–2). doi:10.1515/kadm.2000.39.1-2.83. ISSN 0022-7498.