The phoenician history of philo of byblos a commentary brill. 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. Located on the eastern shoulder of the naqoura sea in south lebanon. Sanchoniathos phoenician history paperback january 1, 1720 by. Ebook written by sanchuniathon, richard cumberland, eusebius of caesarea, bishop of caesarea, squier payne. Furthermore, the phoenician punic colonies of north africa continued to be a source of knowledge about the phoenicians. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as early english books online. Elyon is an epithet of the god of the israelites in the hebrew bible. Philon 5, of byblos, scholar of phoenician history, b. A discourse concerning sanchoniathons phoenician history by henry dodwell. Sanchuniathon also known as sanchoniatho the berytian, is the purported phoenician author. Discourse concerning sanchoniathons phoenician history. A discourse concerning sanchoniathons phoenician history paperback and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In addition to their many inscriptions, the phoenicians, contrary to some reports, wrote many books that have not survived.
Introduction thhe greek writer who is the subject of this lecture, herennius a philo of byblos, is quite distinct from the more famous. Its inhabitants, the phoenicians, were notable merchants, traders, and colonizers of the mediterranean in the 1st millennium bce. 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. In fact, phoenician history contained in his book is the oldest noncoded document of the western worlds historical archives. Sanchuniathon ancient phoenician writer britannica. The history of the phoenicians was a remarkable one for many reasons, for apart from the fact that they claimed to be the most ancient of mankind, and in their day exercised an influence on the world that in these late years finds a suitable counterpart only in the history of the scientific, commercial and philolosophical supremcy of the. He is said to have flourished even before the trojan times, when semiramis was queen of the assyrians. 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. 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. Phoenician mythology project gutenberg selfpublishing. Two groupsthe phoenicians and the hebrewssettled in canaan and formed small kingdoms.
Barr, philo of byblos and his phoenician history, bjrl 57 1974, 176. 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. The original was composed in the phoenician canaanite language, traditionally c. Sanchuniathon, phoenician priest and writer 1250 ca.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Gods such as baal, astarte, and melqart had temples built in their name, offerings and sacrifices were regularly made to them, royalty performed as their high priests, and even ships carried their representations. Mochus of sidon, whom posidonius the stoic names as the originator of the atomic theory. Until the discovery of the ugaritic tablets in the twentieth century, the fragments attributed to the semilegendary prehomeric phoenician priest sanchuniathon were all that was known about the mythology and cosmology of the semitic peoples beyond what was contained in the bible. Sanchoniathos phoenician history richard cumberland. Bookprinted material sanchoniathos phoenician history. He is chiefly known for his phoenician history assembled from the writings of sanchuniathon. Elyon is usually rendered in english as god most high, and similarly in the septuagint as. Evangelical preparation by eusebius of caesarea quotes extensively from philo of byblos and sanchuniathon. Phoenician history is the oldest document of human.
On the other hand, similarities between the stories ascribed by philon to sanchuniathon and the evidence for phoenician myths discovered in ugaritic texts. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. Timeline world history documentaries 4,165,262 views. All information about him is derived from the works of philo of byblos flourished ad 100. With a continuation of sanchoniathos history by eratosthenes cyrenaeuss canon 0. Each group was interested in trade and in learning. 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. Phoenicia, ancient region corresponding to modern lebanon, with adjoining parts of modern syria and israel. Very little information exists about these nymphs or. Sanchuniathon of berytus beirut or sakkunyathon in phoenician. Click download or read online button to get the phoenician history book now. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Squier payne, in a preface to richard cumberlands sanchoniathos phoenician history 1720. Click download or read online button to get the history of phoenicia book now. Relevant sections of this history will be quoted infra, and commented on successively. Dione is translated as goddess, and given the same etymological derivation as the names zeus, diana, et al. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. They are sanchuniathon of berytus, taautos of byblos, philo of byblius and porphyry of tyre. Cosmogony, phoenician, mythology, phoenician publisher ien.
With a continuation of sanchoniathos history by eratosthenes cyren. The most important modern work on the phoenician ingredients has been o. The phoenician history download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. San chuniathons real existence 1, philos semitic vorlage 2, beliefs and concerns of the age first and second centuries a. A discourse concerning sanchoniathons phoenician history. To make of sanchuniathon a contemporary with the war the.
Phoenician language, and these philo had translated into greek. Hermopolitan traditions in philo byblius phoenician history. The history of phoenicia download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Excavations at ras shamra ancient ugarit in syria in 1929 revealed phoenician documents supporting much of sanchuniathon s information on phoenician mythology and. 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. The phoenician religion, as in many other ancient cultures, was an inseparable part of everyday life. God the highest the term also has mundane uses, such as upper where the ending in both roots is a locative, not superlative or. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Influenced by their predecessors and neighbours, the phoenicians would spread. The theology of the phoenicians from sanchuniathon sanchuniathon. 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. Philos account of sanchuniathon in the phoenician history of philo of byblos. Is cited by philon 5 of byblos as a pretrojan war authority for his phoenician history preserved in eusebius. Following is a series of excerpts from the phoenician history of sanchuniathon.
The theology of the phoenicians from sanchuniathon youtube. According to philo, sanchuniathon was a native of berytus, a ph. Tripoli, anfeh, batroun, byblos, jounieh, beirut, sidon. Chapter focus read to discover how trade helped the phoenicians and the hebrews build their civilizations.
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. Through these peaceful activities, they made important contributions to later civilizations. This is the first english translation of the only extended ancient treatise on homer that survives today.
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