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The longest of all is that engraved on the sarcophagus of Esmunazar, king of Sidon, discovered near the modern Saida in the year 1855, and now in the museum of the Louvre. This has a length of twenty-two long lines, and contains 298 words.
The Phoenician alphabet Its wide use Its merits Question of its origin Its defects Phoenician writing and language Resemblance of the language to Hebrew In the vocabulary In the grammar Points of difference between Phoenician and Hebrew Scantiness of the literature Phoenician history of Philo Byblius Extracts Periplus of Hanno Phoenician epigraphic literature Inscription of Esmunazar Inscription of Tabnit Inscription of Jehav-melek Marseilles inscription Short inscriptions on votive offerings and tombs Range of Phoenician book-literature.
Tabnit married his sister, Am-Ashtoreth, priestess of Ashtoreth, and had issue, two sons, Esmunazar II., whose tomb was found near Sidon by M. de Voguee in the year 1855, and Strato I. Esmunazar II. is thought to have died about B.C. 400, and to have been succeeded by his brother Strato, the Proxenus of Athens, who reigned till B.C. 361.
Finally there have been found within the last few years, in Phoenicia itself, near Byblus and Sidon, the three most valuable inscriptions of the entire series those of Jehavmelek, Esmunazar and Tabnit which have enabled scholars to place the whole subject on a scientific basis.
The line of monarchs may be traced at Sidon for five generations, from the first Esmunazar, who probably reigned about B.C. 460-440, through three generations and four kings, to the second Strato, the contemporary of Alexander. The first Esmunazar was succeeded by his son, Tabnit, about B.C. 440.
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