Sanchuniathon
Phoenician writer/historian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sanchuniathon (/ˌsæŋkjʊˈnaɪəθɒn/; Ancient Greek: Σαγχουνιάθων or Σαγχωνιάθων Sankho(u)niáthōn; probably from Phoenician: 𐤎𐤊𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤍, romanized: *Saḵūnyatān, "Sakkun has given"),[1] also known as Sanchoniatho the Berytian,[2] was a Phoenician author. His three works, originally written in the Phoenician language, survive only in partial paraphrase and a summary of a Greek translation by Philo of Byblos recorded by the Christian bishop Eusebius. These few fragments comprise the most extended literary source concerning Phoenician religion in either Greek or Latin: Phoenician sources, along with all of Phoenician literature, were lost with the parchment on which they were written.
Sanchuniathon | |
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Born | DOB unknown Berytus (Beirut), Phoenicia |
Died | DOD unknown Unknown |
Occupation | Author |
Language | Phoenician |
Period | Hellenistic and Roman era |
Genre | Historical and religious writings |
Notable works | Phoenician History |