Azitiwada Inscription and modern day controversies; The Phoenician word ḤMD / חמד . Phoenician Azitiwada inscription: אם אף יחמד אית הקרת ז ויסע השער ז . אם בחמדת יסע, Using SBL transliteration: ᵓM ᵓP YḤMD ᵓYT HQRT Z, ᵓM BḤMDT YS ͨ , Bible; Song of Songs (5; 15-16) שׁוֹקָיו עַמּוּדֵי שֵׁשׁ, מְיֻסָּדִים עַל-אַדְנֵי-פָז; מַרְאֵהוּ, כַּלְּבָנוֹן--בָּחוּר, כָּאֲרָזִים. 15. His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold; his aspect is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. 15 Ses jambes sont des colonnes de marbre fixées sur des socles d'or; son aspect est celui du Liban, superbe comme les cèdres. 15سَاقَاهُ عَمُودَا رُخَامٍ، مُؤَسَّسَتَانِ عَلَى قَاعِدَتَيْنِ مِنْ إِبْرِيزٍ. طَلْعَتُهُ كَلُبْنَانَ. فَتًى كَالأَرْزِ. חִכּוֹ, מַמְתַקִּים, וְכֻלּוֹ, מַחֲמַדִּים; זֶה דוֹדִי וְזֶה רֵעִי, בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָם 16. His mouth is most sweet; yea, he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.' 16 Son palais n'est que douceur, tout en lui respire le charme. Tel est mon amant, tel est mon ami, ô filles de Jérusalem! 16حَلْقُهُ حَلاَوَةٌ وَكُلُّهُ مُشْتَهَيَاتٌ. هذَا حَبِيبِي، وَهذَا خَلِيلِي، يَا بَنَاتِ أُورُشَلِيمَ This is a response to this User video on you tube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Truth0will0prevail The absolute truth about Muhammad in the Bible,... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cur_6aYs_7k I just wanted to give you an extra Biblical example of the Phoenician-Hebrew word ḤMD; חמד , and its different context and meaning when compared to its counterpart word in Arabic. The name of the Prophet of Islam MḤMD has a different meaning in Hebrew and Phoenician when compared with Arabic. In Arabic it means 'the worthy of praise' whereas in Phoenician and Hebrew it means 'the desired' or 'the charming' or the 'lovely' one or the 'coveted' one. Neither the Bible nor Azitiwada was talking about the Prophet of Islam. Both were using a common Semitic Canaanite word that was well known in their sister languages. May all peoples live in peace and harmony and may we all respect each other and acknowledge our differences. And may all of us find the Truth one day an embrace it and the Truth will set us all free. God Bless! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2uwtk6Isxk

La Corse Phénicienne ; une autre inscription de Chypre (Circa 4/5eme Siècle avant JC). 1- Phoenician inscription in modified Latin Alphabet (CIS 44 A): HMṢBT ᵓZ LᵓŠMNᵓDNY ŠRDN, BN ᶜBDMLQRT, BN RŠPYTN, MLṢ HKRSYM. 2- Phoenician inscription using the Hebrew Alphabet: המצבת אז לאשמנאדני שרדנ, בנ עבדמלקרת, בנ רשפיתנ, מלץ הכרסים 3- Phoenician inscription; English translation: “This Stele belongs to Eshmunadoni the Sardinian, the son of Abd-Milkart son of Rashapyaton, interpreter of the Corsic Language.” 4- Phoenician Inscription; French translation: Cette stèle appartient à Eshmunadoni le Sarde, fils d'Abd-Milkart fils de Rashapyaton, interprète de la langue corse. 5- Phoenician inscription; Arabic translation: هذه المسلة تخص اشمون-ادوني السرديني, ابن عبد-ملكقرت, ابن رشف-يتون, مترجم اللغة الكورسيكية. 6- Phoenician Inscription; Italian translation: Questa stele appartiene a Eshmunadoni il sardo, figlio di Abd-Milkart figlio di Rashapyaton, interprete della lingua corsa. 7- Phoenician inscription in Corsican: Sta stele appartene à Eshmunadoni u Sardu, figliolu di Abd-Milkart figliolu di Rashapyaton, interprete di a lingua corsa. Thank you for watching my video presentations and for your interest in the Phoenician Language and Culture. Please forgive some of the imperfections in this video. Please note that I am going to be less productive than last year, as I am now back to my full-time work as an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Doctor. Nonetheless, I will endeavour to produce more video presentations about Phoenician inscriptions. I am also ready to answer any queries about the Phoenician Language. Please use the comments section to ask those questions so that others could also benefit from them. More comments on my videos would improve the algorithm of my videos and channels on YouTube and on Odysee. NḤT WNᶜMT LKLKM! Peace and Goodness to you all. References: 1- Les Inscriptions Phéniciennes et Leur Style, F. Stephan Lebanese University 1985. 2-Phoenician-Punic Dictionary, C. Krahmalkov, Peeters 2000. 3-A Grammar of Phoenician and Punic, S. Segert, Verlag C.H. Beck Munchen, 1976. 4- Textbook of Syrian Semitic Inscriptions, Volume III, Phoenician Inscriptions. J. Gibson. Oxford University Press, 2002. 5- Phoenician-Punic Dictionary, Charles R. Krahhmalkov, Peeters, Orientalia Lovaniensia, Studia Phoenicia XV, Leuven 2000. 6-A Comparative Semitic Lexicon of the Phoenician and Punic Languages. Richard S. Tomback. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation series number 32. Wipf and Stock publishers, 1978 republished 2019 7--هيكل أبولون وديانا – ويكيبيديا (wikipedia.org) 8-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo 9-File: Relief Apollo Artemis Louvre AO4877 n01.jpg - Wikimedia Commons 10- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Corsica

The Phoenician Immigrant Community in Piraeus Honours Shamo’-Baal an Illustrious Dignitary; 96 BC. KAI 60: In Hebrew Letters. בים 4 למרזח בשת 14 לעם צדן תם בד צדנים בנאספת לעטר אית שמעבעל בן מגן אש נשא הגו על בת אלם ועל מבנת חצר בת אלם עטרת חרץ בדרכנם 20 למחת כ בן אית חצר בת אלם ופעל אית כל אש עלתי משרת אית רעת ז לכתב האדמם אש נשאם לן על בת אלם עלת מצבת חרץ ויטנאי בערפת בת אלם ען אש לכנת גו ערב עלת מצבת ז ישאם בכסף אלם בעלצדן דרכמנם20 למחת לכן ידע הצדנים כ ידע הגו לשלם חלפת אית אדמם אש פעל משרת את פן גו The Greek Part of the Inscription: τὸ κοινὸν τῶν Σιδωνίων | Διοπείθ'η'ν Σιδώνιον. Phoenician Inscription in modified Latin Alphabet: 1-BYM 4 LMRZḤ BŠT 14 LᶜM ṢDN TM BD ṢDNM BNᵓSPT LᶜṬR 2-ᵓYT ŠMBᶜL BN MGN ᵓŠ NŠᵓ HGW ᶜL BT ᵓLM WᶜL MBNT ḤṢR BT ᵓLM 3-ᶜṬRT ḤRṢ BDRKNM 20 LMḤT K BN ᵓYT ḤṢRBT ᵓLM WPᶜL ᵓYT KL 4- ᵓŠ ᶜLTY MŠRT ᵓYT RᶜT Z LKTB HᵓDMM ᵓŠ NŠᵓM LN ᶜL BT 5- ᵓLM ᶜLT MṢBT ḤRṢ WYṬNᵓY BᶜRPT BT ᵓLM ᶜN ᵓŠ LKNT GR 6- ᶜRB ᶜLT MṢBT Z YŠᵓN BKSP ᵓLM BᶜL ṢDN DRKMNM 20 LMḤT 7- LKN YDᶜ HṢDNM K YDᶜ HGW LŠLM ḤLPT ᵓYT ᵓDMM ᵓŠ PᶜL 8- MŠRT ᵓT PN GW. English Translation of the Phoenician and Greek inscriptions. 1- On the 4th day of the feast. In the 14th year of the people of Sidon, it was resolved by the Sidonians in assembly: -to crown 2-Shamo-baal son of Magon, who (had been) a superintendent of the community in charge of the Temple and in charge of the buildings in the Temple Court, 3- with a golden crown worth 20 darics sterling, because he (re-)built the Temple Court and did all 4- that was required of him by way of service; -that the men who are our superintendents in charge of the Temple should write this decision 5- on a chiselled stele, and should set it up in the portico of the Temple before the eyes of men;-(and) that the community should be named 6- as guarantor. For this stele the citizen of Sidon shall draw 20 drachmae sterling from the Temple treasury. 7- So may the Sidonians know that the community knows how to compensate those persons who have performed 8- service on behalf of the community. (Greek) The association (koinon) of the Sidonians honoured Diopeithes, Sidonian. French Translation : 1-Au jours 4 de la fête du culte de l’an 14 de l’ère de Sidon, il fut décidé par les Sidoniens à l’unanimité. (Ce qui suit) : 2- pour couronner Chamobaal fils de Magon, qui est à la tête de la communauté, au-dessus du Temple 3-et au-dessus de l’édifice de la cour : une couronne d’or de 20 Dariques, d’après une émission exacte ; parce qu’il a bâti la cour du Temple, et a accompli tout 4-ce qui lui incombait comme service à exécuter. Ces personnes qui parmi nous, sont désignées comme les supérieurs 5-du Temple, doivent écrire sur une stèle gravée, et la dresser dans la grande salle à colonne du Temple, à la vue de tout homme, (et) nommer la communauté garante 6- de cette stèle. Les garants de Sidon paieront 20 Drachmes, selon la frappe monétaire exacte en argent du dieu, 7-par laquelle les Sidoniens sauront que la communauté sait(comment) récompenser les personnes qui ont accompli 8-un service pour (devant) la communauté. Le texte Grecque : La communauté des Sidoniens a honoré Dioptres ; un Sidonien. Arabic Translation: 1- في اليوم الرابع من العيد، و في السنة الرابعة عشرة لشعب صيدا، قرر الصيدونيون بالإجماع: - تتويج 2-شامُع بعل بن ماجون، الذي (كان) مشرف الجالية(الصيدونية\الفينيقية) المسؤول عن الهيكل والمسؤول عن المباني في باحة الهيكل، 3- بتاج ذهبي قيمته 20 داريك لأنه (أعاد) بناء ساحة الهيكل وفعل كل شيء 4- كان مطلوبًا منه؛ - يجب أن يكتب الرجال الذين هم مشرفونا المسؤولون عن الهيكل هذا القرار. 5- على مسلة ذهبية منقوشة، ويجب رفعها في رواق الهيكل أمام أعين (كل الرجال) الناس؛ - (و) يجب على الجالية 6- ان تسمي ضامن\امين على هذه المسلة. ويجب أن يسحبوا 20 دراخما من مال الاله بعل صيدون. 7- لكي يعلم الصيدونيون أن الجالية تعرف كيف تكافئ أولئك الذين أدو 8 خدمة امام الجالية. النص اليوناني قامت جمعية (كونيون)الصيدونيون بتكريم ديوبثيون الصيدوني (معنى الاسم في اليونانية مشتق من زيوس ويعني الاله وبيثون ويعني: الاقناع، الطاعة، الاستسلام ل, والأيمن, والثقة ب References: 1- Les Inscriptions Phéniciennes et Leur Style, F. Stephan Lebanese University 1985. 2-Phoenician-Punic Dictionary, C. Krahmalkov, Peeters 2000. 3-A Grammar of Phoenician and Punic, S. Segert, Verlag C.H. Beck Munchen, 1976. 4- Textbook of Syrian Semitic Inscriptions, Volume III, Phoenician Inscriptions. J. Gibson. Oxford University Press, 2002. 5- Phoenician-Punic Dictionary, Charles R. Krahhmalkov, Peeters, Orientalia Lovaniensia, Studia Phoenicia XV, Leuven 2000. 6-A Comparative Semitic Lexicon of the Phoenician and Punic Languages. Richard S. Tomback. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation series number 32. Wipf and Stock publishers, 1978 republished 2019 7-Facsimile of the Phoenician text by Mark Lidzbarski, Handbuch der nordsemitischen Epigraphik: II Teil Tafeln (Weimar: Verlag von Emil Farber, 1898), Taf. VIII, 6. 8- Educational information: the Phoenician language, Writing, Alphabet, Numeral system (anticopedie.fr) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io5zXnYPV68

Inscription of Yehawmilk; King of Byblos, Phoenicia, Lebanon (450 BC)( KAI 10): Phoenician inscription using the Hebrew Alphabet: אנך יחומלך מלך גבל בנ יחרבעל בנ בנ ארמלך מלך גבל אש פעלתנ הרבת בעלת גבל ממלכת על גבל.וקרא אנך את רבתי בעלת גבל ושמע קל.ופעל אנך לרבתי בעלת גבל המזבח נחשת זנ אש 'בחצרה' ז והפתח חרצ זנ אש על פנ פתחי ז. והעפת חרצ אש בתכת אבנ אש על פתח חרצ זנ. והערפת זא ועמדה והכתרם אש עלהם ומשפנתה. פעל אנך יחומלך מלך גבל לרבתי בעלת גבל. כם אש קראת את רבתי בעלת גבל ושמע קל ופעל לי נעם. תברך בעלת גבל אית יחומלך מלך גבל ותחוו ותארך ימו ושנתו על גבל ך מלך צרק הא. ותתנ לא הרבת בעלת גבל חנ לענ אלנם ולענ עם ארצ ז. וחנ עם ארצ ז וחנ לענ כל ממלכת וכל אדמ אש יסף לפעל מלאכת עלת מזבח זנ, ועלת פתח חרצ זנ, ועלת ערפת זא. שם אנך יחומלך מלך גבל תשת אתך על מלאכת הא. ואם אבל תשת שם אתך, ואם תסר מלאכת זא ,ותסג את פתחי ז דל יסדה עלת מקם ז, ותגל מסתרו, תסרח הרבת בעלת גבל אית האדם הא וזרעו את פנ כל אלנ גבל. Phoenician Inscription using the SBL Font: ᵓNK YḤWMLK, MLK GBL, BN YḤRBᶜL BN BN ᵓRMLK MLK GBL, ᵓŠ PᶜLTN HRBT, BᶜLT GBL MMLKT ᶜL GBL. WQRᵓ ᵓNK ᵓT RBT, BᶜLT GBL, WŠMᶜ QL. WPᶜL ᵓNK LRBT, BᶜLT GBL HMZBḤ NḤŠT ZN, ᵓŠ BḤṢRH Z, WHPTḤ ḤRṢ ZN ᵓŠ ᶜL PN PTḤ ZN, WHᶜRPT Zᵓ, WᶜMDH, WHKTRM ᵓŠ ᶜLHM, WMSPNTH PᶜL ᵓNK YḤWMLK, MLK GBL, LRBTY BᶜLT GBL, WŠMᶜ QL WPᶜL LY NᶜM. TBRK BᶜLT GBL, ᵓYT YḤWMILK, MLK GBL, WTḤWW, WTᵓRK YMW, WŠNTW, ᶜL GBL, K MLK ṢDQ Hᵓ. WTTN LW HRBT BᶜLT GBL, ḤN LᶜN ᵓLNM, WLᶜN ᶜM ᵓRṢ Z. WḤN ᶜM ᵓRṢ Z, WḤN LᶜN KL MMLKT, WKL ᵓDM, ᵓŠ YSP LPᶜL MLᵓKT, ᶜLT MZBḤ Z, WᶜLT PTḤ ḤRṢ ZN, WᶜLT ᶜRPT Zᵓ. ŠM ᵓNK, YḤWMLK, MLK GBL, TŠT ᵓTK, ᶜL MLᵓKT Hᵓ. WᵓM ᵓBL TŠT ŠM ᵓTK. WᵓM TSR MLᵓKT Zᵓ, WTSG ᵓT PTḤY, DL YSDH, ᵓLT MQM Z WTGL MSTRW, TSRḤW HRBT BᶜLT GBL, ᵓYT HᵓDM Hᵓ, WZRᶜW, ᵓT PN KL ᵓLN GBL. An English translation: I am Yehawmilk, king of Byblos, the son of Yeharbaal, grandson of Urimilk, king of Byblos, whom the Lady Baalat of Byblos, made king of Byblos. I called upon my Lady, Baalat of Byblos and she heard my voice. For my Lady, Baalat of Byblos did I make that bronze altar there which is in this temple of hers here, and that gold engraving that is opposite this inscription of mine, and the gold winged solar disk that is perched on the stone pillar that is next to that gold engraving, and this portico with its columns and the capitals which are upon them and its roof. I Yehawmilk, king of Byblos, have made all these for my Lady Baalat of Byblos, as I called upon my Lady, Baalat of Byblos, and she heard my voice and treated my kindly. May the Lady, Baalat of Byblos, bless and preserve Yehawmilk, king of Byblos, and prolong his days and years as king of Byblos, for he is a righteous king. May the Lady, Baalat of Byblos, grant me favour on the part of the Gods and on the part of the people of this land, and may she grant favour to the people of this land. Whoever you may be, any royal person or any commoner who shall continue to do work on this altar there and on that gold engraving and on that portico, you shall place my name-Yehawmilk, king of Byblos- with yours on the aforementioned work. If you do not place my name with yours, on it, or if you remove that work or if you move this inscription of mine here and its base from this spot and reveal its hiding-place, the Lady Baalat of Byblos shall make stink the aforementioned person and his offspring before all the Gods of Byblos. This stele of Yehawmilk is preserved in the museum of the Louvre, Paris, France. http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673225281&CURRENT_LLV_NOTICE%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673225281&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696500787&bmLocale=en This inscription is a witness to another core value of the Phoenician culture which is the profound religiosity of people and kings. The Phoenician Pagan religion occupied a central role in the life of every Phoenician. Phoenicians like all human beings of our species- Homo sapiens that I would call instead Homo relgiosus, and therefore upset all atheists on YouTube- believed in something greater than themselves and this inscription is a strong witness to that. Thank you for seeing this video. May God Bless you all! References : 1- Les inscriptions Phéniciennes et leur style, Fady Stéphan, publications de l’Université Libanaise, Beyrouth, Liban 1985. 2- A Phoenician-Punic Grammar, Charles R. Krahmalkov, Brill, 2001. 3- Textbook of Syrian Semitic Inscriptions, Volume III, Phoenician Inscriptions. J. Gibson. Oxford University Press, 2002. 4- Phoenician-Punic Dictionary, Charles R. Krahhmalkov, Peeters, Orientalia Lovaniensia, Studia Phoenicia XV, Leuven 2000. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bpc2oGBdkU