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Sanchuniathon | |
|---|---|
| Born | DOB unknown Berytus (Beirut), Phoenicia |
| Died | DOD unknown Unknown |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | Phoenician |
| Period | Hellenistic and Roman era OR Trojan War era |
| Genre | Historical and religious writings |
| Notable works | Phoenician History |
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.
- ^ Lipinski, E. (1992). Brepols (ed.). Dictionnaire de la Civilisation Phénicienne et Punique (in French). Turnhout. p. 387.
- ^ Smith, William, ed. (1861). A Dictionary of the Bible, Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, and Natural History. Vol. 1. p. 695.