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(tomb chamber) surrounded by Ionian columns with a burial
chamber inside. The resulting architecture was the first exam-
ple of the mausoleum type of temple tombs, which led to the
formation of a new tradition. He decorated the visible faces of
this architecture with depictions describing the heroic history of
his ancestral lineage. Erbbina was the pioneer of innovations in
Lycia, introducing a new architectural structure unlike those of
his ancestors. Again, in the trilingual inscription obtained from
the Letoon and belonging to the Lycian Satrap Piksadoros, son
of Mousolos in the periods after Erbbina, he is referred to as the
“Lycian Satrap”, that is, the “Lycian Administrator” appointed
by the Persians. A noble ruler of Lycia, the land of lights
(Bryce 1986; Keen 1998; Courtils 2003; Çevik 2015; Varkıvanç 2017; Işık 2020).

Fig. 85: The Tomb of
Erbbina. Nereid Monument.
British Museum.
Photo by Jastrow.

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