Donner, Herbert, and Wolfgang Röllig, eds. Kanaanäische und aramäische Inschriften. 5., erw. Und überarbeitete Aufl. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1971.
KAI 014
Gibson 3:28
Metadata
- Language
- Phoenician / Punic
- Script
- Phoenician
- Updated by
- James D. Moore, 2026-06-28
Textual Notes
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Phoe. Class 2026 Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore
Phoe. Class 2026 Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore
In the month of Bul, in the fourteenth (14) year of the reign of King Eshmunazar king of the Sidonians,
Son of King Tabnit king of the Sidonians, King Eshmunazar king of the Sidonians spoke saying, “I was snatched away
Not at my time, the son of a few days, a smitten one, an orphan, the son of a widow, so I lie in this coffin and in this grave,
In the place that I built. Whoever you are, any king or any commoner, do not open this resting place and do not
In the place that I built. Whoever you are, any king or any commoner, let him not open this resting place and
let him not seek anything within it, for he did not place anything within it, and let him not lift the sarcophagus of my resting place and let him not carry me
From this resting place to a second resting place! Even if people tell you, do not listen to them. If any king or any
Commoner who opens this resting place or who lifts the sarcophagus of my resting place or who carries me
From this resting place, may they have no resting place for themselves with the RPˀM and may they not be buried in a grave and may they not have a son or a descendant
In their place, and may the holy gods deliver them over to the mighty king who rules over them in order to kill them,
That king or commoner who opens this resting place or who lifts
This sarcophagus, and the descendant of that king or those commoners! May they not have a root below nor a fruit
Above nor wealth among the living under the sun! For I am to be pitied, I was snatched away not at my time, the son of a few
Days, a smitten one, an orphan, the son of a widow am I, for I am Eshmunazar king of the Sidonians, son of
King Tabnit king of the Sidonians son of the son of King Eshmunazar king of the Sidonians and my mother Amotashtart
Priestess of Aštarte, our lady the queen daughter of King Eshmunazar king of the Sidonians; we built the temple of
The god, the temple of Aštarte in Sidon, the land of the sea, and we established Aštarte of the mighty heavens; and we
Who built the temple for Eshmun, the holy prince/prince of the sanctuary, at the Spring of YDLL in the mountain, and we established him (in) the high heavens and we who built temples
To the god of the Sidonians in Sidon, the land of the sea, a temple to Baˁal-Sidon and a temple to Aštarte-Name-of-Baˁal. Furthermore, the Lord of Kings gave to us
Dor and Joppa, the glorious lands of Dagan which are in the plain of Sharon, for the amount of great deeds I have done; and we added them
To the borders of the land that they might belong to the Sidonians forever. Whoever you are, any king or any commoner, let him not open (what is) over me
And let him not uncover (what is) over me and let him not carry me away from this resting place and let him not lift the sarcophagus of my resting place lest (22) these holy gods deliver them up
And that king and those commoners and their seed will perish for ever.
Moore, James D., Armand Rogers. 'KAI 014.' DEAPS. 04 Feb, 2026. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/11454. Accessed: 01 Jul, 2026.