The Tharros Punic inscriptions are a group of Punic inscriptions found at the archeological site of Tharros in Sardinia.[1]
In the nineteenth century, a few funerary inscriptions engraved on cippi were discovered (CIS I 154-161).[2] In 1901 an important 3rd century BC inscription dedicated to Melqart was found, but the surface was very damaged, currently the longest Punic inscription outside of North Africa.[1][3][4]
Many short texts are engraved on small objects: a hemisphere in dolomitic stone,[5] an amulet,[6] and two silver plates.[1][7][8]
Neopunic graffiti on ceramic fragments has also been found.[1][9]
Concordance | |||||
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Image | Current location | Discovered | ICO Sard | CIS | Other |
lost | 1850 | 6 | 160 | ||
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari | 1852 | 5 | 153 | ||
1855 | 7 | 159 | [10] | ||
lost | 1855 | 8 | |||
lost | 1861 | 10 | |||
Como, Museo archeologico Paolo Giovio | 1863 | 12 | 154 | KI 61 | |
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari | 1863 | 13 | 156 | ||
1863 | 14 | 155 | |||
1865 | 16 | 157 | |||
Sassari, Museo nazionale archeologico ed etnografico G. A. Sanna | 1870 | 24 | 158 | KI 62, KAI 67 | |
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari | 1873 | 15 | RES 1591 | ||
lost | 1875 | 21 | 161 | ||
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari | 1900 | 31 | RES 21 | ||
1901 | 32 | [11][3] |