The Azatiwada Inscription (2.31)(2,148 words)
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Younger, K. Lawson, Jr., “The Azatiwada Inscription (2.31)”, in: Context of Scripture Online, Editor in Chief: W. Hallo. Consulted online on 21 January 2019 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2211-436X_cos_aCOSB_2_31>▲ Back to top ▲
Commentary
In 1946, a Phoenician-Hieroglyphic Luwian bilingual inscription was discovered on portal orthostats at the Iron Age fortification of Karatepe on the west bank of the Çeyhan River in the ancient region of Cilicia, the modern province of Adana, Turkey. It is the longest extant Phoenician inscription an…