Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Temple of Eshmun, foundation inscription

Description

Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Temple of Eshmun, foundation inscription

Details

[King Bodashtar]t, the legitimate son of Yatonmilk, king of
the Sidonians, grandson of Eshmunazar, king of the Sidonians,
built this temple for his god Eshmun, the sacred genius.

Date

500 BCE (circa) – 400 BCE (circa)

Inscription Nr.

? (Aramaic)

Creator

Jona Lendering

Museum

Beirut, National Museum

License

CC0 1.0 universal

Categories

Levant

Tags

Inscription

Modern Countries

Lebanon

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