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Eshmunazar II
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