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𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍

Philistine edit

Etymology edit

Compare Biblical Hebrew עֶקְרוֹן (ʿeqrōn).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍 (ʿQRN)

  1. Ekron, one of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel.
    • Ekron Royal Dedicatory Inscription, lines 2-3, c. 7th century BC:[2]
      𐤉𐤎𐤃 𐤟 𐤁𐤍 𐤟 𐤀𐤃𐤀 𐤟 𐤁𐤍 𐤟 𐤉𐤏𐤓 𐤟 𐤔𐤓𐤏𐤒-
      -𐤓𐤍 𐤟 𐤋𐤐𐤕[ ]𐤉𐤄 𐤟 𐤀𐤃𐤕𐤄 𐤟 𐤕𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 𐤟 𐤅𐤕
      Yasid, son of Ada, son of Ya'ir, ruler of Ek-
      -ron, for Pt[ ]yh his lady, may she bless him, and p[rotect him]

References edit

  1. ^ Ahituv, Shmuel ((Can we date this quote?)) Echoes from the Past: Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions from the Biblical Period‎[1], Carta, →ISBN, pages 338-9
  2. ^ Berlant, Stephen (2008), "The Mysterious Ekron Goddess Revisited," Journal of The Ancient Near Eastern Society vol. 31 pp. 15–21
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