The Byblos altar inscription is a Phoenician inscription on a broken altar discovered around 1923 during the excavations of Pierre Montet in the area of the Byblos temples. It was discovered outside the temples and tombs, a few meters from the hypocausts, in a modern wall. A four-line Phoenician inscription is engraved on one side. The inscription has been translated as follows: I, Abdeshinoun, builder, son of Is'a, made this for our Lord (the emperor) and for the statue of Ba'al. May he bless [him] and bring him to life.
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| - The Byblos altar inscription is a Phoenician inscription on a broken altar discovered around 1923 during the excavations of Pierre Montet in the area of the Byblos temples. It was discovered outside the temples and tombs, a few meters from the hypocausts, in a modern wall. A four-line Phoenician inscription is engraved on one side. The inscription has been translated as follows: I, Abdeshinoun, builder, son of Is'a, made this for our Lord (the emperor) and for the statue of Ba'al. May he bless [him] and bring him to life. (en)
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| - The Byblos altar inscription is a Phoenician inscription on a broken altar discovered around 1923 during the excavations of Pierre Montet in the area of the Byblos temples. It was discovered outside the temples and tombs, a few meters from the hypocausts, in a modern wall. A four-line Phoenician inscription is engraved on one side. The inscription has been translated as follows: I, Abdeshinoun, builder, son of Is'a, made this for our Lord (the emperor) and for the statue of Ba'al. May he bless [him] and bring him to life. The form of a number of the letters, particularly the he and the let was different from any that had been found the Lebanon previously, closer to , so it was originally dated to the Roman era. It was later redated to 200-100 BCE by Brian Peckham. As such it is considered to be of great importance as a "limiting case" of Phoenician inscriptions from Byblos. The altar is 36cm in height, and has the inscription on only one of its faces. It was first published in 1924-25 by René Dussaud, and is held in the National Museum of Beirut. It is known as KAI 12, and is one of thirteen significant inscriptions discovered in Byblos. (en)
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