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Matzevah or masseva [1] (Hebrew: מַצֵּבָה, romanized: maṣṣēḇā "pillar" or stele (Koinē Greek: στήλη, romanized: stēlē) in the Septuagint, is a term used in the Hebrew Bible for a baetyl, a type of sacred column or standing stone.
Syriac text at the bottom of the stele: "In the year of the Greeks one thousand and ninety-two, the Lord Yazedbuzid, Priest and Vicar-episcopal of Cumdan the royal city, son of the enlightened Mailas, Priest of Balach a city of Turkestan, set up this tablet, whereon is inscribed the Dispensation of our Redeemer, and the preaching of the apostolic missionaries to the King of China.
Shabaka Stone: 1.15: The "Memphite Theology" 4–6: The Theology of Memphis: 1.17: Coffin Texts Spell 1130: 7–8: All Men Created Equal in Opportunity: Book of the Dead: 1.18: Book of the Dead 175: 9–10: The Primeval Establishment of Order: Coffin Texts: 1.19: Coffin Text 157: 10: The Mythological Origin of Certain Unclean Animals: 1.21: The ...
Merneptah and Ramesses III fought off their enemies, but it was the beginning of the end of Egypt's control over Canaan – the last evidence of an Egyptian presence in the area is the name of Ramesses VI (1141–1133 BC) inscribed on a statue base from Megiddo.
In Greek mythology, Enyo (/ ɪ ˈ n aɪ oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Ἐνυώ, romanized: Enȳṓ) is a war-goddess, frequently associated with the war-god Ares. The Romans identified her with Bellona. [1] Enyo is also the name of one of the Graeae, one of three grey-haired sisters who share an eye and a tooth.
Enyalius or Enyalios (Greek: Ἐνυάλιος) in Greek mythology is generally a son of Ares by Enyo [citation needed] and also a byname of Ares the god of war. Though Enyalius as a by-name of Ares is the most accepted version, in Mycenaean times Ares and Enyalius were considered separate deities.
The translation of the Nabonidus Cylinder of Sippar was made by Paul-Alain Beaulieu, author of, "The Reign of Nabonidus, King of Babylon 556-539 B.C." [4] [5] [i.1-7] I, Nabonidus, the great king, the strong king, the king of the universe, the king of Babylon, the king of the four corners, the caretaker of Esagila and Ezida, for whom Sin and Ningal in his mother's womb decreed a royal fate as ...
Second part of the calendar inscription of Priene. The Priene calendar inscription (IK Priene 14) is an inscription in stone recovered at Priene (an ancient Greek city, in Western Turkey) that records an edict by Paullus Fabius Maximus, proconsul of the Roman province of Asia and a decree of the conventus of the province accepting the edict from 9 BC.