Abibaʻl inscription
Phoenician inscription from Byblos
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The Abibaʻl Inscription is a Phoenician inscription from Byblos on the base of a throne on which a statue of Sheshonq I was placed. It is held at the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin.
| Abibaʻl inscription | |
|---|---|
The Abibaʻl Inscription in Phoenician letters. The Egyptian hieroglyphs are the cartouches of Sheshonq I | |
| Created | c. 935 BC |
| Discovered | 1895 Byblos, Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon |
| Present location | Berlin, Germany |
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It was found in 1895,[1] published in 1903.[2]
It was acquired by Charles Clermont-Ganneau via the Danish diplomat Julius Loytved.[3]
Currently in the archives of the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin, VA 3361.[4][5]
It is known as KAI 5, and is one of thirteen significant inscriptions discovered in Byblos.
Text of the inscription
The inscription reads:[6]
(1) [MŠ(?) Z Y]Bʼ ʼBBʻL MLK [GBL BYḤMLK (?) [This is the statue (?) that he br]ought, Abibaʻal, King [of Byblos, son of Yehimelk (?)] (2a) MLK] GBL BMṢRM LBʻL[T GBL ʼDTW [King of] Byblos, from Egypt, for Baʻal[at Gebal, his Lady]. (2b) TʼRK BʻLT GBL YMT ʼBBʻL WŠNTW] ‘L GBL [May she prolong, Baʻalat Gebal, the days of Abibaal and his years] over Byblos.
Bibliography
- Montet, Pierre. “COMMENT RÉTABLIR L’INSCRIPTION D’ABIBAAL, ROI DE BYBLOS?” Revue Biblique (1892-1940) 35, no. 3 (1926): 321–27
- Lemaire André. La datation des rois de Byblos Abibaal et Élibaal et les relations entre l’Égypte et le Levant au Xe siècle av. notre ère. In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 150e année, N. 4, 2006. pp. 1697–1716. DOI : https://doi.org/10.3406/crai.2006.88119
