Tabnit sarcophagus
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The Tabnit sarcophagus is the sarcophagus of the Phoenician King of Sidon Tabnit, the father of King Eshmunazar II. It is decorated with two separate and unrelated inscriptions – one in Egyptian hiero
The sarcophagus, Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Tabnit's skeleton
Sidon and Ayaa Necropolis (marked "1" in the top right corner)
Tabnit sarcophagus (front and side)
Royal Steward inscription
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The Royal Steward Inscription, known as KAI 191, is an important Proto-Hebrew inscription found in the village of Silwan outside Jerusalem in 1870. After passing through various hands, the inscription
Tabnit sarcophagus
…of Egypt, and served as models for later Phoenician sarcophagi. The Phoenician text is considered to have a "remarkable" similarity to that of the Shebna inscription from Jerusalem. At the beginning of 1887, Mehmed Sherif Effendi, the owner of a piece of land known as Ayaa, obtained a permit from the local authorities…
Royal Steward inscription
Findspot, top down view
Findspot, elevations
Original location of the inscription