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

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

ca. 500 BCE–ca. 400 BCE

Inscriptionnr

? (Aramaic)

Creator

Jona Lendering

Museum

Beirut, National Museum

Licence

CC0 1.0 Universal

Categories

Levant

Tags

Inscription

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