Sidon, Royal Tombs, Chamber 2, Sarcophagus of Tabnit

Description	Sidon, Royal Tombs, Chamber 2, Sarcophagus of Tabnit
Details	I, Tabnit, priest of Astarte, king of the Sidonians, son of Eshmunazar, priest of Astarte, king of the Sidonians, am lying in this coffin. Whoever you are, any man who comes upon this coffin, do not, do not open my cover and disturb me, for no silver is gathered with me and no gold is gathered with me or any kind of riches. I alone am lying in this coffin. Do not, do not open my cover and disturb me, for such a thing would be an abomination to Astarte! And if you do open my cover and disturb me, may you have no offspring among the living under the sun or a resting place with the Repa'im.
Date	470 BCE (circa)
Inscription Nr.	Context of Scipture 2.56 = ANET(3) 661
Creator	Jona Lendering
Museum	Istanbul, Arkeoloji Müzesi
License	CC0 1.0 universal
Categories	Punic, Egypt, Persia
Tags	King, Tomb, Inscription, Sculpture, Portrait
Modern Countries	Lebanon

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