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- Title
REREADING THE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE 'THRONE OF ASTARTE' AND THE SIDONIAN OBELISK.
- Authors
LIPIŃSKI, EDWARD
- Abstract
The photographs of the 'Throne of Astarte' inscription from the Tyrian mainland, published by J.R. Davila and B. Zuckerman, suggest a new reading of the end of its line 1. Instead of a sanctuary, the text refers to the gate of the dedicator's property, placed under the protection of the goddess. The Sidonian obelisk inscription is dedicated to the god Shalāmān by a high official, whose title seems to refer to the Phoenician area to the south of the Nahr el-Kebīr. It qualifies him as the prefect or sub-prefect of the province Beyond-Safita, which is the name of an important strategic site north of the river.
- Subjects
ASTARTE (Phoenician deity); OBELISKS; INSCRIPTIONS; DAVILA, J. R.; ZUCKERMAN, B.
- Publication
Journal of Semitic Studies, 2016, Vol 61, Issue 2, p319
- ISSN
0022-4480
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jss/fgw011