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Sarcophagus of Tabnit

Sidon · Istanbul Archaeology Museums c. 500 BCE KAI 13

𐤀𐤍𐤊 𐤕𐤁𐤍𐤕 𐤊𐤄𐤍 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤑𐤃𐤍𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤏𐤆𐤓 𐤊𐤄𐤍 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤑𐤃𐤍𐤌 𐤔𐤊𐤁 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤍 𐤆

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About this text

A priest-king of Sidon speaks from his coffin. 𐤑𐤃𐤍𐤌 is 'Sidonians', with the plural ending -m (Arabic has -ūn / -īn).