Phoenicia was an ancient civilization composed of independent citystates located along the coast of the mediterranean sea stretching through what is now syria, lebanon and northern israel. He supposes that the beginning of all things was a dark and condensed windy air, or a breeze of thick air and a chaos turbid and black as erebus. Phoenician language, and these philo had translated into greek. He is said to have flourished even before the trojan times, when semiramis was queen of the assyrians. He is chiefly known for his phoenician history assembled from the writings of sanchuniathon. To make of sanchuniathon a contemporary with the war the.
Elyon is usually rendered in english as god most high, and similarly in the septuagint as. The phoenician history download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Elyon is an epithet of the god of the israelites in the hebrew bible. Cosmogony, phoenician, mythology, phoenician publisher ien. The phoenicians were a great maritime people, known for their mighty ships adorned with horses heads in honor of their god of the sea, yamm, the brother of mot, the god of death. The phoenician religion, as in many other ancient cultures, was an inseparable part of everyday life.
Phoenicia, ancient region corresponding to modern lebanon, with adjoining parts of modern syria and israel. Tatian t 1 names theodotus, hypsicrates, and mochos as three phoenician writers whose works were translated into greek by laitos, the man who made a detailed study of the lives of the philosophers aat70s katl to 9lous v rjv 0taoaodwv d rt dkptlfe tpaylateauvadevos. Squier payne, in a preface to richard cumberlands sanchoniathos phoenician history 1720. Philo of byblos and his phoenician history 1 by james barr, m. Following is a series of excerpts from the phoenician history of sanchuniathon. Each group was interested in trade and in learning. Through these peaceful activities, they made important contributions to later civilizations. A discourse concerning sanchoniathons phoenician history paperback and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sanchuniathon, phoenician priest and writer 1250 ca. Introduction thhe greek writer who is the subject of this lecture, herennius a philo of byblos, is quite distinct from the more famous. The phoenician history of philo of byblos a commentary brill. Sanchoniathos phoenician history paperback january 1, 1720 by.
Is cited by philon 5 of byblos as a pretrojan war authority for his phoenician history preserved in eusebius. Its inhabitants, the phoenicians, were notable merchants, traders, and colonizers of the mediterranean in the 1st millennium bce. The theology of the phoenicians from sanchuniathon youtube. Influenced by their predecessors and neighbours, the phoenicians would spread. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as early english books online. This is the first english translation of the only extended ancient treatise on homer that survives today. Evangelical preparation by eusebius of caesarea quotes extensively from philo of byblos and sanchuniathon. Sanchuniathon himself, who gathered and wrote up with great accuracy in the phoenician language the whole of the ancient history from the records preserved in the city and the temple annals, lived in the time of semiramis, the queen of assyria, the following added in i. Chapter focus read to discover how trade helped the phoenicians and the hebrews build their civilizations. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
The name dione diana, roman moon goddess, which like elat means goddess, is clearly associated with asherah in the phoenician history of sanchuniathon, because the same common epithet elat of the goddess par excellence was used to describe her at ugarit. It provides a detailed allegorical discussion of controversial passages in the iliad and the odyssey and is a mine of information on ancient approaches to allegory and to literary criticism. But when this wind became enamoured of its own first principles the chaos, and an intimate union took place, that connexion was called pothos. Furthermore it is particularly valuable because its author, sanchuniathon, was a free man who did not hesitate to denounce myths. Very little information exists about these nymphs or. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
A discourse concerning sanchoniathons phoenician history. Located on the eastern shoulder of the naqoura sea in south lebanon. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Sknytn, sakunyaton, the god sakon has given, also known as sanchoniatho the berytian, is the purported phoenician author of three lost works originally written in the phoenician language and surviving only in. God the highest the term also has mundane uses, such as upper where the ending in both roots is a locative, not superlative or. Philos account of sanchuniathon in the phoenician history of philo of byblos. According to philo, sanchuniathon was a native of berytus, a ph. With a continuation of sanchoniathos history by eratosthenes cyren. Excavations at ras shamra ancient ugarit in syria in 1929 revealed phoenician documents supporting much of sanchuniathon s information on phoenician mythology and. Two groupsthe phoenicians and the hebrewssettled in canaan and formed small kingdoms. Sanchuniathon also known as sanchoniatho the berytian, is the purported phoenician author. In fact, phoenician history contained in his book is the oldest noncoded document of the western worlds historical archives.
Sanchoniathos phoenician history richard cumberland. A discourse concerning sanchoniathons phoenician history by henry dodwell. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Philon 5, of byblos, scholar of phoenician history, b. The theology of the phoenicians from sanchuniathon sanchuniathon. Discourse concerning sanchoniathons phoenician history. The history of phoenicia download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. This role gave her a similarly high rank in the ugaritic pantheon.
Sanchuniathon ancient phoenician writer britannica. The original was composed in the phoenician canaanite language, traditionally c. With a continuation of sanchoniathos history by eratosthenes cyrenaeuss canon 0. Hermopolitan traditions in philo byblius phoenician history. The most important modern work on the phoenician ingredients has been o. San chuniathons real existence 1, philos semitic vorlage 2, beliefs and concerns of the age first and second centuries a.
Ebook written by sanchuniathon, richard cumberland, eusebius of caesarea, bishop of caesarea, squier payne. Mochus of sidon, whom posidonius the stoic names as the originator of the atomic theory. On the other hand, similarities between the stories ascribed by philon to sanchuniathon and the evidence for phoenician myths discovered in ugaritic texts. Sanchuniathon of berytus beirut or sakkunyathon in phoenician.
They are sanchuniathon of berytus, taautos of byblos, philo of byblius and porphyry of tyre. Timeline world history documentaries 4,165,262 views. These few fragments comprise the most extended literary source. In addition to their many inscriptions, the phoenicians, contrary to some reports, wrote many books that have not survived. Click download or read online button to get the history of phoenicia book now. All information about him is derived from the works of philo of byblos flourished ad 100. Phoenician history is the oldest document of human. Barr, philo of byblos and his phoenician history, bjrl 57 1974, 176. Tripoli, anfeh, batroun, byblos, jounieh, beirut, sidon.
1325 121 377 1090 1625 430 1542 826 80 535 458 1229 1415 1418 740 1677 1549 371 776 388 1378 530 1390 240 329 167 743 141 1253 255 119 518