View of the Midas monument and inscriptions in Yazılıkaya from distance. The most outstanding part of the Midas Monument is a high rock-cut facade with an incised decoration pointing out a pedimented temple front with acroteria, faced with terra cotta and with a niche at the bottom center. The niche's walls were inscibed "Matar," meaning "Mother", the goddess Cybele. It is belived that it held a statue of Cybele, the cult. 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 BC.135 film (36×24 mm