Masub inscription
The Masub inscription is a Phoenician inscription found at Khirbet Ma'sub (also Masoub) near the Palestinian village of Al-Bassa (overbuilt in 1950 by the Israeli moshav of Shlomi). It is also known as KAI 19.[1]
| Masub inscription | |
|---|---|
 The Osorkon Bust, showing the Phoenician inscription on either side of the Egyptian cartouche | |
| Writing | Phoenician |
| Created | c. 222 BC |
| Discovered | 1887 |
| Present location | Louvre |
Inscription
The inscription is given as:[2]
The portico on the quarter (?) of the sun-rise and the north side of it, which the Elim, the envoys of Milk-ʿAshtart and her servants, the citizens of Ḥammon, built ʿAshtart in the ashērah (?), the god of Ḥammon, in the 26th year of Ptolemy, lord of kings, the noble, the beneficent, son of Ptolemy and Arsinoē, the divine Adelphoi, in the 53rd year of the people of [Tyre] ; as also they built all the rest . . . which . in the land, to be to them for . . . ever.
Notes
gollark: There's obviously the issue of copy-pasting aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, as well as the fact that I *do* spend time thinking about what to type instead of just typing.
gollark: And then divides that by the characters in a message, and assumes that's your typing speed.
gollark: Basically, it detects the interval between your typing indicator firing and you sending a message.
gollark: It's a terrible system.
gollark: 🌵 you.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.