King Ahiram Sarcophagus..Also spelled Ahirom 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤌a Phoenician king... (National Museum of Beirut)

King Ahiram Sarcophagus.. Also spelled Ahirom 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤌 a Phoenician king of Byblos around 1000 BC. The sarcophagus is famed for its bas relief carvings, and its Phoenician language inscription. One of five known Byblian royal inscriptions, the inscription is considered to be the earliest known example of the fully developed Phoenician alphabet. The major scene represents a king seated on a throne carved with winged sphinxes. A priestess offers him a lotus flower. On the lid two male figures face one another with seated lions between them. These figures have been interpreted by Glenn Markoe as representing the father and son of the inscription. The Inscriptions says; "This is the coffin made by Itobaal, the son of Ahiram king of Jbeil, to his father Hiram when he was put to eternity . But if a king among the kings, or a ruler among the rulers, or an army commander should come up against Jbeil And reveal the cover of this coffin, may strip off the sceptre of his judiciary, may be overturned the throne of his kingdom, and peace and quiet may flee from Byblos. And as for him, one should cancel his registration concerning the libation tube of the memorial sacrifice.” The Ahiram sarcophagus was discovered in 1923 by the French excavator Pierre Montet in tomb V of the royal necropolis of Byblos. . . . .📍National Museum of Beirut, Lebanon 🇱🇧. . . . #ahiram #ahirom #ahiramsarcophagus #museum #nationalmuseumofbeirut #jbeil #byblos #beirut #phoenician #phoenicia #canaanites #levant #kingahiram #travel #discover #travelphotography #wanderlust #viaggio #voyage #reisen #history #heritage #worldcaptures #theimaged #agameoftones #travelstoke #passionpassport #tripadvisor #artofvisuals #visualambassadors @wikilovesmonuments
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