Athenian Greek-Phoenician inscriptions

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The Athenian Greek-Phoenician inscriptions are 18 ancient Phoenician inscriptions found in the region of Athens, Greece (also known as Attica). They represent the second largest group of foreign inscriptions in the region after the Thracians (25 inscriptions). 9 of the inscriptions are bilingual Phoenician-Greek and written on steles. Almost all of them bear the indication of the deceased's city of origin, not just the more general designation of their ethnicity, like most other non-Greek inscriptions in the region.[1]

Athens inscriptions

Dedicated to Image Type Discovered Date Current Location Concordance
KAICIS / RÉSNEKINSITSSIIG II2
Artemidoros son of Heliodoros of Sidon = Abdtanit, son of Abdshamash, of Sidon An inscription Funerary 1795 ca. 340 BC[2] British Museum (BM 1861,0726.1 and 1937,1211.1)[3]53I 116424,245III 4010270
Antipatros son of Aphrodisias of Askalon = Shem son of Abdashtart of Askalon An inscription Funerary 1861 300s BC National Archaeological Museum, Athens (NM 1488) 54I 115424,146328388
Benḥudeš, son of 'Abdmilqart, son of 'Abdšamaš, son of TGNṢ of Kition[4] =
Noumenios of Citium
An inscription Funerary 1794[5] ca. 300 BC[4] Louvre (AO 4834)55I 117424,34734 9034
Erene of Byzantium An inscription Funerary 1831 Archaeological Museum of Piraeus (3582)56I 120425,1488440

Piraeus inscriptions

Dedicated to Image Type Discovered Date Current LocationConcordance
KAICIS / RÉSNEKINSITSSIIG II2
Maḥdaš son of Pene-Simlat of Kition =
Noumenios of Kition
An inscription Funerary 1884 200s BC 57R 388425,2499035
Askun-Adar An inscription Dedication 1871 100 BC Archaeological Museum of Piraeus 58I 118425,550
Asept daughter of Esyselemos of Sidon =
Asept daughter of Ešmunšillemi of Sidon
An inscription Funerary 1841 200s BC Archaeological Museum of Piraeus 59I 119425,3513510271
Diopeithes of Sidon =
Shema'ba'al son of Magon

(Marzēaḥ inscription)

An inscription Decree 1887[6] ca. 300 BC[7] Louvre 60R 1215425,45233III 412946
Abdešmun son of Šallum son of Ab[...] An inscription Funerary 1842 Archaeological Museum of Piraeus (3850) I 121

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