tophet

See also: Tophet

English

Etymology

From Tophet.

Noun

tophet (plural tophets)

1. (archaeology) A Carthaginian monument associated with a cemetery for ritually sacrificed children.
   • 1991, John Boardman, The Cambridge Ancient History (part 1, page 490)

     They are an important factor indicating a corpus of beliefs common to the important central colonies (Carthage, Sousse, Motya, Sulcis, Nora, Tharros), where tophets and accompanying grave stelae have been found.