The Areyastis Monument -monumental Phrygian facade is located on one of the rocks, about 1.7 km north of Yazılıkaya Village. The name of the monument was given because of the word "Areyastin" written in the Phrygian inscription on it (The simple form of the word is Areyastis. It is thought to be an adjective used for the mother goddess Matar. Some researchers have adopted the pronunciation of Arezastis.
There are three Paleo Phrygian inscriptions on the monument. The first inscription consists of three lines surrounding the triangular pediment. The second inscription consists of two lines on the bedrock above the monument. The third is inscribed on the side of the natural framing of the facade from top to bottom. The only known meaning is "Materan", meaning mother goddess.
The monument is 5.50 m high and 4.20 m wide.
See:
- Yusuf Polat, The Phrygian Rock Cut Religious Monument, BAR International Series 1739, 2008
- idem:The Phrygian Rock Cut Religious Monuments, the Destructions of the Monuments and their Restoration Processes (425-430), Symposium on Mediterrranean Archaeology (SOMA 2005), 2008, pp. 425-430
- Pişmiş Kale”, Kültür Envanteri, 12 Aralık 2021, https://kulturenvanteri.com/yer/?p=69992.