Inscription: NY.NY.MMA.P.74.51.2278aAndb

Summary

dedication to Eshmun-Melqarth.
marble bowl.

TM Number

Unknown TM

Transcription

[]כרסים ל [ץ]יתן מל[רשפ]

translation

[Resheph]-yathon interpreter of thrones to...

commentary

Transcription and translation from Myres.

Attributes

Inscription Typededication
Object Type
Materialmarble
Object Dimensionsw: 10.8 x h: 14.9 x d: 3.2
Writinginscribed
Letter Dimensions
Layout1 line
Decoration
Conditioncontiguous fragments, on the rim
Place of Originfrom the sanctuary of Phoenician deity Eshmun-Melqarth at Kition, Cyprus
Dateca. 389 BCE
Dating Criteriaformulae
Object HistoryThe Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76.

Bibliography

9

Myres, J.L., Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1914): 1809

Metropolitan Museum Web Entry

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