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Eshmunazar II

Type Figure Region Sidon Time c. -550–-500 Also known as Eshmunazar II、Eshmunazar、埃什蒙纳扎

Eshmunazar II (c. 529–500 BCE) was king of the Phoenician city-state of Sidon under Persian rule;…

Timeline

-529–-500Sidon · SidonHe ruled Sidon under the suzerainty of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, maintaining the city-state's religious sacrificial traditions and local autonomy; his sarcophagus inscription details royal favors and territorial grants.

Sources

Eshmunazar II Sarcophagus Inscription
KAI 14 (Kanaanäische und Aramäische Inschriften) — H. Donner and W. Röllig