Tabnit Sarcophagus
E641457
The Tabnit Sarcophagus is an ornate 5th-century BCE Phoenician royal stone coffin, famed for its bilingual inscriptions and exceptional preservation, now housed in the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tabnit Sarcophagus canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phoenician sarcophagus
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archaeological artifact ⓘ royal funerary object ⓘ sarcophagus ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Achaemenid period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Phoenician royal necropolis of Sidon
NERFINISHED
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Tabnit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialOf | Tabnit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Istanbul Archaeological Museums collection ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Phoenician civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Istanbul Archaeological Museums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| depicts | reclining human figure on lid ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Sidon necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| discoveredInCountry | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | funerary art ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
anthropoid shape
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bilingual inscription ⓘ lid carved with human figure ⓘ royal titulary inscription ⓘ well-preserved surface ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
Egyptian hieroglyphic text
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Phoenician funerary curse ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Egyptian
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Phoenician ⓘ |
| hasType | anthropoid sarcophagus ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
evidence of cultural interaction between Phoenicia and Egypt
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key source for Phoenician language and royal titulature ⓘ |
| inception | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Istanbul
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Istanbul Archaeological Museums NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
artistic quality of carving
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bilingual Phoenician-Egyptian inscriptions ⓘ exceptional preservation ⓘ royal Phoenician epigraphy ⓘ |
| originalLocation | royal necropolis of Sidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Phoenician royal tombs of Sidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Sidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Eshmunazar II Sarcophagus ⓘ |
| usedFor | royal burial ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
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Phoenician alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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