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Early Phoenician seal, dedicated to goddess Kubaba by Matrunna, daughter of Aplahanda, 19th century BCE

The Phoenicians were a Semitic-speaking people of somewhat unknown origin who emerged in the Levant around 3000 BC.

According to Homer they came from the Red Sea, thus linking them with Punt.

It is debated whether Phoenicians were actually distinct from the broader group of Semitic-speaking peoples known as Canaanites Φοινίκη peculiar Qvoinikin? 𐀊𐀍𐀏𐀍@Knossos π’†³π’† π’ˆΎπ’„΄π’ˆΎ KUR.ki-na-aαΈ«-na KinΓ’αΈ«na Χνᾢ Χ›Χ Χ’ΧŸ

knΚΏ, "to be low, humble, subjugated" "lowlands", in contrast with Aram, which would then mean "highlands"

Hurrian KinaαΈ«αΈ«u "red-purple" see phoenix

π“Ž‘ 𓃀 π“ˆ– π“ˆ‰ Kavnan > Canaan 𓃀 π“ˆ– π“ˆ‰ KurByblos

Kanacken Hawaiian kanaka β€œperson, human being” (Proto-Polynesian *taΕ‹ata)

Phoenician alphabet see hebrew

𐀀𐀓𐀍 𐀟 𐀆 𐀐𐀏𐀋 𐀟 [𐀐𐀋]π€Žπ€π€π€‹ 𐀟 𐀁𐀍 π€€π€‡π€“π€Œ 𐀟 π€Œπ€‹π€Š 𐀂𐀁𐀋
ΚΎrn 𐀟 z pΚΏl 𐀟 [pl]s(?)bΚΏl 𐀟 bn ΚΎαΈ₯rm 𐀟 mlk gbl
This coffin urn [Pil]sibaΚΏal has made, the son of AαΈ₯irom King of Byblos

π€‹π€€π€‡π€“π€Œ 𐀟 𐀀𐀁𐀄 𐀟 𐀊 𐀔𐀕𐀄 𐀟 π€π€π€‹π€Œ
lΚΎαΈ₯rm 𐀟 ΚΎbh 𐀟 k Ε‘th(?) 𐀟 bΚΏlm
for AαΈ₯irom, his father, as he laid him down for eternity.

𐀅𐀀𐀋 𐀟 π€Œπ€‹π€Š 𐀟 π€π€Œπ€‹π€Šπ€Œ
wʾl 𐀟 mlk 𐀟 b'mlkm
And while a king among the kings (any)

π€…π€Žπ€Šπ€ 𐀟 𐀁𐀎<𐀊>𐀍𐀌
w'skn 𐀟 b'sknm
or a governor among the governors

π€…π€•π€Œπ€€ 𐀟 π€Œπ€‡π€π€• 𐀟 𐀏𐀋𐀉 𐀟 𐀂𐀁𐀋
wtmΚΎ 𐀟 mαΈ₯nt 𐀟 ΚΏly 𐀟 gbl
or a commander of the army [will rule/march] over Byblos

𐀅𐀉𐀂𐀋 𐀟 𐀀𐀓𐀍 𐀟 𐀆𐀍
wygl 𐀟 ʾrn 𐀟 zn
and (would) remove this coffin urn,
𐀅
π€•π€‡π€•π€Žπ€ 𐀟 π€‡π€ˆπ€“ 𐀟 π€Œπ€”π€π€ˆπ€„
tαΈ₯tsp 𐀟 αΈ₯αΉ­r 𐀟 mΕ‘pαΉ­h
then his imperial scepter shall break
(lit.: the staff of his legal power shall be defoliated)

π€•π€„π€•π€π€Š 𐀟 π€Šπ€Žπ€€ 𐀟 π€Œπ€‹π€Šπ€„
thtpk 𐀟 ksʾ 𐀟 mlkh
the throne of his kingship shall overturn,

𐀅𐀍𐀇𐀕 𐀟 𐀕𐀁𐀓𐀇 𐀟 𐀏𐀋 𐀟 𐀂𐀁𐀋
wnαΈ₯t 𐀟 tbrαΈ₯ 𐀟 ΚΏl 𐀟 gbl
and peace shall depart from Byblos (β€’π“ˆ– 𓆱 𓐍 𓏏 π“‚‘ | victory)

𐀅𐀄𐀀 𐀟 π€‰π€Œπ€‡ π€Žπ€π€“ 𐀆
whΚΎ 𐀟 ymαΈ₯ spr z
And as to him, [if] he shall erase this inscription,

𐀋𐀐𐀐 𐀟 𐀔𐀁𐀋
lpp 𐀟 őbl (?)
Β«some curseΒ»

π“ˆ– 𓆱 𓐍 𓏏 π“‚‘ | victory| Ξ½Ξ―ΞΊΞ· nike.toir @ greek ++++ nvictory/Ο€vinci/win ⇔ knechten
π“ˆ– 𓆱 𓐍 𓏏 𓏏 π“‚‘ | victory| π“ˆ– 𓍇 π“Œ π“…± π“Ž› π“‚‘ 𓍒 | bind (enemies) | vinciō β€œbind”
π“ˆ– 𓆱 𓐍 𓏏 𓏏 π“‚‘ | victory| ⇔ π“ˆ– π“Ž‘ 𓏏 𓏴 𓏛 | profit, advantage | nVictory?

Purple

𓃀 π“‹΄ π“‹³ < β€’phoenician ( 𓃀 Bein )
𓇋 𓂧 𓏇 𓇋 π“‹³ | red linen | β€’admi 𓃀 π“‹΄ π“‹³ Χ€Χ©Χͺן אדום pishtan adom

Juden?

𓇋 𓂧 π“Ž› 𓇋 𓇋 𓇇 π“€€ | marsh-man | #jdhy Jude?
𓇋 𓂧 𓏇 𓇋 π“‹³ | red linen | β€’jid'mir β‰ˆ ΩƒΨͺΨ§Ω† Ψ£Ψ­Ω…Ψ± kittan ahmar