KNMY inscription
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knmy-inscription-193-13230271
title:
KNMY inscription
text:
The KNMY inscription is an inscription in the Punic language from Carthage that is believed to record a so-called "molk" child sacrifice. The text is inscribed on a 55 cm high stela that was discovered in 1922. In this inscription KNMY, a Carthaginian slave, says that he "vowed" (nador) "his flesh" to the two major gods of Carthage, Tinnīt-Phanebal and Ba‘al-Ḥammon, which is understood to mean that he sacrificed a child of his. The name rendered in Punic as KNMY is not otherwise known. It is not
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Punic votive inscription
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2023-12-29T18:39:25Z
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