Ahiram (about 1000 BC. E. ) - Phoenician king Byblos . His successor was his son Itobaal .
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The Ahiram sarcophagus was discovered in 1923 by French Egyptologist Pierre Monte in the city of Hebal, the historic Bible. It is one of the most important monuments of the early Iron Age in Phenicia . The main scene of the bas-relief depicts a king sitting on a throne with carved winged sphinxes. A priestess gives him a lotus flower. The inscription on the sarcophagus is the earliest of the Phoenician script samples:
Translation of the inscription:
“ The tomb, which Ittobal, the son of Ahiram, king of Bibl, made for Ahiram, his father, when he placed it in the house of eternity.” And if some king among kings or some ruler among rulers or some military leader among military leaders attacks the Bible and opens the tomb, let his imperious scepter break, let the throne of his kingdom overturn, let the world leave the Bible! As for himself, if he destroys this inscription, then ... "
It is noted that Ittobal in the inscription did not give the name of Father Ahiram, as was customary. Perhaps because the father of Ahiram was not king, and he himself came to power after the coup.