Classical Texts and History • Re: Athenian Greek-Phoenician inscriptions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_Ger ... nscription

L’DN L’ŠMN M’RḤ M-ZBḤ NḤŠT MŠQL LṬRM M’T Y. ’Š NDR ’KLYN Š’SGM ’Š B MMLHT. ŠM[῾] [Q]L’ RPY’. BŠT ŠPṬM ḤMLKT W῾BD’ŠMN BN ḤMLN.
"To Lord Eshmun-Merreḥ, a bronze altar with a weight of 100, which was dedicated by Kleon, (employee) of the agents who (work) in the saltworks: He heard his voice, He healed (him). In the year of the suffetes Himilco and 'Abd-Eshmun, son of Himilk."

Ἀσκληπιῷ Μήρρη ἀνάθεμα βῶμον ἔστησε Κλέων ὁ ἐπὶ τῶν ἀλῶν κατὰ πρόσταγμα
"For Asclepius-Merre this altar was erected, by salt-man Kleon, as (he was) commanded"

cleon.salari.soc.s.aescolapio.merre.donvm.dedit.lubens.merito.merente
"Cleon, a salari(ed) s(lave) of (the) comp(any), dedicated (this altar) as a gift to Asclepius-Merre, to whom thanks is deserving."


Ἀσκληπιός, ἡγεμών 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤍 ? Asclepios
ἀέρων 𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤇 'of the air ??
χαλκός 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 'copper
σταθμός, σήκωμα 𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋 'weight
δῶρον 𐤍𐤃𐤓 ' votive gift
θυσιαστήριον 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 'altar
μέδων 𐤀𐤃𐤍 ' lord
αναθεμα 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 ' votive offering set up in a temple
βῶμον 𐤁𐤌𐤄 ' raised platform, altar with a base
ἔστησε 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤁 'he set up
πρόσταγμα 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤕 ordinance ?
ἀλῶν 𐤂𐤓𐤍 , 𐤌𐤋𐤇 ? plantation ? salt-works ?
θεραπεύω 𐤓𐤐𐤀 treat medically
δικαστής, διαιτητής 𐤔𐤐𐤈 ' judge, arbitrator, umpire

Statistics: Posted by Ethan — Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:28 pm

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