Revisiting some Phoenician-Punic Inscriptions from the Maltese Archipelago: a Rationale

There are a number of Phoenician-Punic inscriptions from the Maltese Archipelago which have long been known and which proved to be very important for Phoenician-Punic studies, such as CIS I, 122 and 122 bis , which were crucial for the decipherment of the Phoenician script. Not since 1967 have such...

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Main Author: Frendo, Anthony J. 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck 2012
In: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2012, Volume: 1, Issue: 4, Pages: 525-534
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Inscription / Archipelago / Epigraphy / Structure of
IxTheo Classification:HD Early Judaism
HH Archaeology
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Summary:There are a number of Phoenician-Punic inscriptions from the Maltese Archipelago which have long been known and which proved to be very important for Phoenician-Punic studies, such as CIS I, 122 and 122 bis , which were crucial for the decipherment of the Phoenician script. Not since 1967 have such inscriptions undergone systematic study, and it is high time to revisit them in light of the advances made in Phoenician-Punic language and epigraphy, as well as because of the possible latent poetic structures embedded in them.
ISSN:2192-2284
Contains:Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/219222712805363971