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Sarcophagus of Ahiram
Byblos · National Museum of Beirut c. 1000 BCE KAI 1
𐤀𐤓𐤍 𐤆 𐤐𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤕𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤂𐤁𐤋 𐤋𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤌 𐤀𐤁𐤄 𐤊𐤔𐤕𐤄 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤌
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The earliest long text in the fully developed Phoenician alphabet. A son dedicates his father's coffin, then curses anyone who would open it. The suffix 𐤄 is 'his', like Arabic ـه.