Albright, W. F. “Two Letters from Ugarit (Ras Shamrah).” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 82 (1941): 43–49. https://doi.org/10.2307/3218921.
KAI 008
Gibson 3:10
Metadata
- Collection
- Beirut Archaeological Museum (= National Museum of Beirut) (Public)
- Keywords
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- Incised
- Inscription | Vessel
- Vessel Label
- Language
- Phoenician / Punic
- Script
- Phoenician
- Find Type
- Excavation
- Material
- Clay | Vessel | Seal Impression
- Updated by
- James D. Moore, 2026-08-25
- Date (Paleographic)
- Gregorian -900 to -880
General Notes
This short inscription comprises three words written upon two fragments from the neck of a large vessel. Dunand (1945, 152-155) dates it to the same period as the Šipiṭbaˁal inscription (11447) because of their paleographic similarity. Gibson (1982, 24) also notes that it belongs to the same period as Šipiṭbaˁal, noting especially the similarity of the ב. The inscription was set before the vessel was fired and the short text is a maker’s mark giving the name of the potter. The ˁAbdaˀ sherd now rests in the National Museum of Beirut.
Albright, W. F. “The Phoenician Inscriptions of the Tenth Century B. C. from Byblus.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 67, no. 3 (1947): 153–60. https://doi.org/10.2307/596081.
Bange, Ludger A. A Study of the Use of Vowel-Letters in Alphabetic Consonantal Writing. München: Verl. UNI-Druck, 1971.
Benz, Frank L. Personal Names in the Phoenician and Punic Inscriptions: A Catalog, Grammatical Study and Glossary of Elements. Studia Pohl 8. Rome: Biblical institute press, 1972.
Donner, Herbert, and Wolfgang Röllig, eds. Kanaanäische und aramäische Inschriften. 5., erw. Und überarbeitete Aufl. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1971.
Dunand, Maurice. Byblia grammata: Documents et recherches sur le développement de l’écriture en Phénicie. Beirut: Ministère de l’Education Nationale et des Beaux-arts, 1945.
Magnanini, Pietro. Le iscrizioni fenicie dell’Oriente: Testi, traduzioni, glossari. Rome: Centro di Studi Semitici, Istituto di Studi del Vicino Oriente, 1973.
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Textual Notes
1 - עבדא𐤟 : This name may be a hypocoristicon of a name like ˁBDˀL in Hebrew (Gibson 1982, 24). 1 - בכלבי𐤟 : Gibson sees an assimilation of N from BN KLBY. This also happens with the name BYḤMLK from BN YḤMLK, which occurs in KAI 7. It does not occur before a laryngeal, such as in BN ˀḤRM in 11441 or BN ˀLBˁL in 11447. Additionally, KLBY may be a hypocoristicon of KLBˀLM or something similar (Gibson 1982, 12, 22, 24). KLB is a common Semitic name element, and in Phoenician and Hebrew, it may have some cultic significance (Benz 1972, 331). The same hypocoristic form of this name with final -Y appears in Ugaritic texts (Alright 1941, 47).
Text and Translation
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Donner and Röllig Last updated 26 April, 2026 by James D. Moore
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Donner and Röllig Last updated 26 April, 2026 by James D. Moore
[Gehörig dem (?)] ˁBDˀ, Sohn des KLBJ, dem Tö[pfer].
Moore, James D., Cody Beasley. 'KAI 008.' DEAPS. 04 Feb, 2026. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/11448. Accessed: 26 Aug, 2026.