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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Stone inscriptions BNM 2037 and 877 By kind permission of National Museum of Beirut"

Text:

Translations:

1[...so]n of Špṭbʿl, king of Byblos I made this tomb for me [... ...] 
2[... ...]?...sarcophagus on sarcophagus. This is why I made[... ...] 
3[... ...]y in this tomb in which I lie [...and] in [this] place [... ...] 
4[... ...] for me? I [ ] among the Powerful. And I gave [... ...] 
5[you shall not op]en this [tomb] to disturb my bones[... ...] 
6[... ...] 
7[... ...] 
8[... ...] next to [this] tomb [... ...] 
9[... ...] this tomb which you op[en... ...] 
10[... ...] sarcophagus and on the sarcophagus [... ...] 
11[... ...] and Baal Addir and Baalat and all [the gods... ...] 
12[... ...] Baalat and all [the gods... ... ]

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Measures: h. 22, w. 40, th. 31 (2037) ; h. 18, w. 19, th. 32 (877)

Linguistic

Language: Canaanite → Phoenician
Alphabet: Canaanite
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Funerary text
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Deposit:
settlement: Beirut
institution: National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: 2037+877

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