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This early Phoenician text on a royal sarcophagus from Byblos, Lebanon, dates to the 10th century BCE and is notable as one of the earliest substantial alphabet samples.
Centered in modern-day Tunisia, the Carthaginian civilization was a dominant maritime power from the 9th to 2nd centuries BCE, famously engaging Rome in the Punic Wars.
Ephraim Stern was a leading Israeli archaeologist specializing in the Phoenician and Persian periods, celebrated for his extensive excavations at Tel Dor.
The Carthage Tophet Inscriptions are Punic dedications from ancient Tunisia found on burial steles, notable for their controversial evidence regarding Carthaginian child sacrifice.
Dating to the 9th century BCE, this royal text from Sam'al in modern Turkey details the achievements of King Kilamuwa and represents an early use of the Phoenician alphabet.
The Nora Inscription is a 9th-century BCE Phoenician stele discovered on the island of Sardinia in Italy, notable as one of the earliest Phoenician texts found in the Mediterranean.
