National Museum of Beirut
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The National Museum of Beirut is the principal museum of archaeology in Lebanon. The collection begun after World War I, and the museum was officially opened in 1942. The museum has collections totali
The facade of the National Museum of Beirut
19th century engraving of the Kaiserswerth deaconesses building in Beirut
The Ship sarcophagus: a sarcophagus showing a Phoenician ship, Sidon, 2nd century CE
Tyre Phoenician necropolis stela
Abishemu obelisk
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The Abishemu obelisk or the Abichemou obelisk is a 1.25 meter limestone obelisk dedicated to the Phoenician king Abishemu I of Byblos. The obelisk is decorated with two lines of inscriptions in Egypti
National Museum of Beirut
…Fenestrated axes: gold, Obelisk temple – Byblos, 19-18th century BC. Statuette of Reshep: gilded bronze, Obelisk temple – Byblos, 19-18th century BC. Abishemu obelisk: From the Byblos royal cemetery: Ahiram sarcophagus: limestone, Byblos royal cemetery, 10th century BC. King Ip Shemu Abi's crown and scepter: gold and…
The obelisk in its current location
The inscription close up