Archaeologist discover a series of submerged ruins that could correspond with the Phoenician-Punic temple of Melqart and Hercules Gaditanus " Historians and archaeologists have been searching for it for centuries. Several sites have been proffered for its location by academics at different times" ancient-origins.net/news-โฆ
Ruins of Lixus (๐ค๐ค๐ค), an important ancient city founded by the Phoenicians c. 750 BC on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Layers of Phoenician, Mauretanian, and Roman ruins remain. Lixus had a shrine of Melqart said to be older than the famous one visited by both Hannibal and Caesar in Gadir, Spain.
A cartoon drawing of Melqart and Tanit (by me)
Acerbas was a Tyrian priest of Melqart and wife of Elissa, sister of king Pygmalion. He hid away considerable wealth. But Pygmalion, hearing of these treasures, had Acerbas murdered in hopes to get them via Elissa. But she had saved the treasures and emigrated from Phoenicia and founded Carthage.
Ruins of Lixus (๐ค๐ค๐ค), an important ancient city founded by the Phoenicians c. 750 BC on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Layers of Phoenician, Mauretanian, and Roman ruins remain. Lixus had a shrine of Melqart said to be older than the famous one visited by both Hannibal and Caesar in Gadir, Spain.
Pedestal of Melqart (๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค) - Phoenician Inscription
๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค ๐ค๐ค๐ค[๐ค]๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค
in Arabic letters :
ูุงุฏูุจ ูู ููุฑุช ุจุกู ุตุฑ ุดูุฏุฑ ุกุจุฏ ุกุจุฏ ุงุตุฑ ูุงุฎู ุงุตุฑุดู ุฑ ุดู ุจู ุงุตุฑุดู ุฑ ุจู ุกุจุฏ ุงุตุฑู ุดู ุก ููู ู ุจุฑูู
in Hebrew letters : ืืืื ื ืืืืงืจืชืืขืืฆืจืืฉื ืืจ ืขืื[ื]ืขืืืืกืจืืืืืืกืจืฉืืจ ืฉื ืื ืืกืจืฉืืจืื ืขืืืืกืจืืฉืืข ืงืืืืืจืื
Seperated (to the best of my ability) - ืืืึผื ืึผ ืืืืงืจืชึผ ืึผืึฐื ืฆึฟืจ ืฉื ืึผืจ ืึผืึผ ืึผืึผ ืืฆึฟืจ ืืืืณื ืืฆึฟืจืฉืืจ ืฉื ืึผื ืืฆึฟืจืฉืืจ ืึผื ืึผืึผ ืืฆึฟืจืึผ ืฉืืึฐ ืงืืื ืึผืจืึผื
transliterated : lสพdnn lmlqrt bสฟl แนฃr สพลก ndr สฟbd[k] สฟbdสพsr wสพแธฅy สพsrลกmr ลกn bn สพsrลกmr bn สฟbdสพsr kลกmสฟ qlm ybrkm
translation : " To our lord Melqart, Lord of Tyre, dedicated by your servant Abd' Osir and his brother 'Osirshamar both sons of 'Osirshamar, son of Abd' Osir, for he heard their voice, may he bless them. "
Not many people know that this island used to be a sacred place adopted by the Phoenicians in the first millennium BC where the cult of Baal-Melqart was celebrated. youtu.be/3o3-U2CCpW8
The Revenge of Melqart | Sunfall Cycle Episode 99 youtube.com/watch?v=qTh3Oโฆ
Hannibal was a faithful worshiper of Melqart. According to Livy, before setting off on his march to Italy he made a pilgrimage to Cรกdiz, the most ancient seat of Phoenician worship in the west. Hannibal strengthened himself spiritually by prayer and sacrifice at the Altar of Melqart.
A depiction of the annual festival of Melqart in Carthage. Melqart was the chief god of Tyre and a major god in Carthage and Cadiz. The most famous festival to Melqart was carried in Tyre itself and was known as the "egersis". The egersis served as a time of unity among all the Phoenician colonies.
In myth, the Phoenician city of Tyre (๐ค๐ค) was said to have been founded on a pair of floating rocks, the Ambrosial Rocks, upon which a burning olive tree grew. These rocks wandered around the sea until, with divine guidance from Melqart, they were halted and became the site of the city.
Cippi of Melqart โ Phoenician marble cippi unearthed in Malta. These are votive offerings to Melqart inscribed in both Phoenician and Greek, which played a key role in deciphering the Phoenician language. Considered "a masterpiece of Phoenician epigraphy," it has become a cultural icon of Malta.
Crusader cathedral from the 12th century on the site of a former temple of Melqart in Tyre, with some of the ancient columns still standing. It is believed that this was the location of the famous temple of Melqart that Carthage paid tribute to yearly and was the cause of the Alexandrian siege.
Phoenician temple ruins dedicated to Melqart in the city of Marat (๐ค๐ค๐ค), modern Amrit, coastal Syria. It is the "best-preserved monumental structure from the Phoenician homeland."
Melqart (๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค) on a silver coin with the features of Hamilcar Barca (c. 232 BC). Melqart was the tutelary god of Tyre and considered to be the progenitor of the Tyrian royal family. The Barcids were from the landed aristocracy of Carthage and established themselves descendants of Melqart!
Melqart (๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค) on a silver coin with the features of Hamilcar Barca (c. 232 BC). Melqart was the tutelary god of Tyre and considered to be the progenitor of the Tyrian royal family. The Barcids were from the landed aristocracy of Carthage and established themselves descendants of Melqart!
Ancient Phoenician silver coin of Melqart from Gadir, modern Cรกdiz, Spain (237 BC)
Melqart (๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค) on a silver coin with the features of Hamilcar Barca (c. 232 BC). Melqart was the tutelary god of Tyre and considered to be the progenitor of the Tyrian royal family. The Barcids were from the landed aristocracy of Carthage and established themselves descendants of Melqart!
Priest of Cadiz figurine - A figurine found in the Phoenician temple of Melqart in Cadiz
I love it when they look better than the auction photo! (Or, A small coin w big controversy!) Carthaginian 1/4 Shekel struck in Punic Spain, Cartagonova (c. 237-209 BC). Melqart-Hercules (features of Hannibal?) / Elephant v.redd.it/q4u78gh8qwo41
Phoenician temple ruins dedicated to Melqart in the city of Marat (๐ค๐ค๐ค), modern Amrit, coastal Syria. It is the "best-preserved monumental structure from the Phoenician homeland."
Ancient Phoenician coin of Melqart (Herakles) from Cรกdiz, Spain. First settled by Phoenicians from Tyre as Gadir around 1104 BC, Cรกdiz is one of, if not the oldest continuously inhabited city in Western Europe!
Melqart (๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค) on a silver coin with the features of Hamilcar Barca (c. 232 BC). Melqart was the tutelary god of Tyre and considered to be the progenitor of the Tyrian royal family. The Barcids were from the landed aristocracy of Carthage and established themselves descendants of Melqart!
Phoenician temple ruins dedicated to Melqart in the city of Marat (๐ค๐ค๐ค), modern Amrit, coastal Syria. It is the "best-preserved monumental structure from the Phoenician homeland."
Melqart (๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค) on a silver coin with the features of Hamilcar Barca (c. 232 BC). Melqart was the tutelary god of Tyre and considered to be the progenitor of the Tyrian royal family. The Barcids were from the landed aristocracy of Carthage and established themselves descendants of Melqart!
Melqart (๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค) on a silver coin with the features of Hamilcar Barca (c. 232 BC). Melqart was the tutelary god of Tyre and considered to be the progenitor of the Tyrian royal family. The Barcids were from the landed aristocracy of Carthage and established themselves descendants of Melqart!
Tyrian shekels were coins of Tyre, which in the Roman Empire took on an unusual role as the medium of payment for the Temple tax in Jerusalem. They bore the likeness of the Phoenician god Melqart.
Ancient Phoenician coin of Melqart (Herakles) from Cรกdiz, Spain. First settled by Phoenicians from Tyre as Gadir around 1104 BC, Cรกdiz is one of, if not the oldest continuously inhabited city in Western Europe!
Phoenician votive statue of Melqart from Cรกdiz, Spain.
Veteran Intercessor #2. Didn't get started until late today so I rushed his shading, but Brother Melqart is ready to join the fight against Chaos.
Melqart (๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค) on a silver coin with the features of Hamilcar Barca (c. 232 BC). Melqart was the tutelary god of Tyre and considered to be the progenitor of the Tyrian royal family. The Barcids were from the landed aristocracy of Carthage and established themselves descendants of Melqart!
Carthaginian shekel (c. 237โ227 BC) depicting Melqart, possibly with the features of Hamilcar Barca. Hamilcar stood out far above the Carthaginians of his age in military and diplomatic skill and in strength of patriotism; in these qualities he was surpassed only by his son Hannibal.
Melqart (๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค) on a silver coin with the features of Hamilcar Barca (c. 232 BC). Melqart was the tutelary god of Tyre and Cรกdiz. The Barcids from Spain were from the landed aristocracy of Carthage and established themselves descendants of Melqart!
Melqart (๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค) on a silver coin with the features of Hamilcar Barca (c. 232 BC). Melqart was the tutelary god of Tyre and considered to be the progenitor of the Tyrian royal family. The Barcids were from the landed aristocracy of Carthage and established themselves descendants of Melqart!
Melqart, Phoenician god, chief deity of Tyre and of two of its colonies, Carthage and Gadir (Cรกdiz, Spain). He was also called the Tyrian Baal. Under the name Malku he was equated with the Babylonian Nergal, god of the underworld and death
Cippi of Melqart -- Phoenician marble cippi unearthed in Malta. These are votive offerings to Melqart inscribed in both Greek and Phoenician, which played a key role in deciphering the Phoenician language. Considered "a masterpiece of Phoenician epigraphy," it has become a cultural icon of Malta.
Coin of Hamilcar Barca as Melqart (Hercules) minted in Spain from the rich Iberian silver mines. Hamilcar was father in law to Hasdrubal the Fair who founded Cartagena.
Taking A look at Melqart & What the fuss around Gore is! youtu.be/WhE99iH_2NA
What do Baal, Melqart, Adonis, Eshmun, Attis, Tammuz, Asclepius, Orpheus, Krishna, Ra, Osiris, Jesus, Zalmoxis, Dionysus, and Odin all have in common? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyiโฆ
Ancient Phoenician silver coin of Melqart from Gadir in modern day Cadiz, Spain.
Melqart, Phoenician hero-divinity who rules strength and victory, equated to the Greek Herakles, the Persian Verethragna, the Egyptian Heryshaf, Anatolian Sandas, Roman Hercules, and (possibly) the Babylonian Nergal lh3.googleusercontent.comโฆ
Baal, Astarte, Yam, Mot, Melqart > Zeus, Aphrodite, Poseidon, Hades, Heracles
