Abibaʻl inscription

Abibaʻl inscription
The Abibaʻl Inscription in Phoenician letters. The Egyptian hieroglyphs are the cartouches of Sheshonq I
Createdc. 935 BC
Discovered1895
Byblos, Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon
Present locationBerlin, Germany

The Abibaʻl Inscription is a Phoenician inscription from Byblos on the base of a throne on which a statue of Sheshonq I was placed. It is held at the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin.

It was found in 1895, published in 1903.

It was acquired by Charles Clermont-Ganneau via the Danish diplomat Julius Loytved.

Currently in the archives of the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin, VA 3361.

It is known as KAI 5, and is one of thirteen significant inscriptions discovered in Byblos.

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