Abdmiskar cippus

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Abdmiskar cippus
File:Abdmiskar cippus - 200-150 BCE - Sidon (Saïda, Libanon) - Louvre - AO 1759 et AO 1762. - picture 03.jpg
The cippus at the Louvre, 2022
MaterialMarble
Height1.05 meters
Width30 cm
Createdc. 300 BC
Discovered1890
Sidon, South, Lebanon
Discovered byJoseph-Ange Durighello
Present locationParis, Ile-de-France, France
LanguagePhoenician

The Abdmiskar cippus is a white marble cippus in obelisk form discovered in Sidon, Lebanon, dated to 300 BCE. Discovered in 1890 by Joseph-Ange Durighello (son of the discoverer of the Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II). It contains a two line Phoenician inscription, stating that it represents an "offering made by Abdmiskar, son of Baalsillekh, to his lord Salman." It measures 105cm x 30cm x 30cm.[1] It has been compared to the obelisks in the Temple of the Obelisks in Byblos. Today it is on display at the Louvre (AO 1759 + 1762).[1] The inscription is known as KAI 282, RES 930, or the "fourth Sidonian".

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