The Abishemu obelisk or the Abichemou obelisk is a 1.25 meter limestone obelisk dedicated to the Phoenician king Abishemu I of Byblos. The obelisk is decorated...
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style dominated by Yamhad and Qatna. Abishemu is mainly known from the Abishemu obelisk found in the Temple of Obelisks. Transcribed: mry Ḥr-š·f ḥꜣty-ʻ n...
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temples The Byblos figurines The Abishemu obelisk Kilani 2019, p. 57a...based on a disputed translation of the Abishemu obelisk Boda 1994, p. 146. Michaelides...
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Obelisks had a prominent role in the architecture and religion of ancient Egypt. This list contains all known remaining ancient Egyptian obelisks. The...
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believed to be attested in Egyptian hieroglyphs on the Abishemu obelisk found in the Temple of the Obelisks at Byblos by Maurice Dunand. The inscription mentions...
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gold, Obelisk temple – Byblos, 19-18th century BC. Statuette of Reshep: gilded bronze, Obelisk temple – Byblos, 19-18th century BC. Abishemu obelisk: From...
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reference to the Phoenician homeland, calling it Pūt (Phoenician: 𐤐𐤕). Obelisks at Karnak contain references to a "land of fnḫw", fnḫw being the plural...
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