Abdmiskar cippus explained

Created: 300 BC
Material:Marble
Discovered Date:1890
Discovered Place:Sidon, South, Lebanon
Language:Phoenician
Discovered By:Joseph-Ange Durighello
Height:1.05 meters
Width:30 cm
Location:Paris, Ile-de-France, France

The Abdmiskar cippus is a white marble cippus in obelisk form discovered in Sidon, Lebanon, dated to 300 BCE. Discovered in 1890 by Joseph-Ange Durighello (son of the discoverer of the Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II).

It contains a two line Phoenician inscription, stating that it represents an "offering made by Abdmiskar, son of Baalsillekh, to his lord Salman." It measures 105cm x 30cm x 30cm. It has been compared to the obelisks in the Temple of the Obelisks in Byblos.

Today it is on display at the Louvre (AO 1759 + 1762).[1]

The inscription is known as KAI 282, RES 930, or the "fourth Sidonian".

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Notes and References

  1. https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010123323 AO 1759