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Byblian royal inscriptions

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The Byblian royal inscriptions are five inscriptions from Byblos written in a script known as Old Byblian, all of which were discovered in the early 20th century:

  • The Abiba’l Inscription, on a statue of Sheshonq I, published in 1903
  • The Ahiram Sarcophagus, discovered in 1923, together with two fragments of alabaster vases with the name of Ramesses II
  • The Eliba’l Inscription, inscribed on a statue of Osorkon I
  • the Yehimilk Inscription published in 1930
  • the Shipitbal Inscription published in 1945

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