Abibaʻl inscription
Phoenician inscription from Byblos / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Abibaʻl Inscription is a Phoenician inscription from Byblos on the base of a throne on which a statue of Sheshonq I was placed. It is held at the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin.
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Abibaʻl inscription | |
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Created | c. 935 BC |
Discovered | 1895 Byblos, Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon |
Present location | Berlin, Germany |
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It was found in 1895,[1] published in 1903.[2]
It was acquired by Charles Clermont-Ganneau via the Danish diplomat Julius Loytved.[3]
Currently in the archives of the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin, VA 3361.[4][5]
It is known as KAI 5, and is one of thirteen significant inscriptions discovered in Byblos.