This article deals with an inscribed amulet in the form of an animal that was acquired by the British Museum in 1883 with the claim that its provenience was Tartus, opposite the ancient Phoenician city of Arwad. The five graphemes of the inscription, trztn, are interpreted as written in early Aramaic script, dated to the 9th or 8th centuries BCE. Most plausibly the graphemes constitute a flora-derived personal name, Tirzatan, likely that of the onetime owner of the amulet. Strengths and weaknesses of other interpretative options are also considered.

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可能带有早期亚拉姆文铭文的雕像

这篇文章介绍了 1883 年被大英博物馆收购的动物形式的铭刻护身符，声称其出处是塔尔图斯，位于腓尼基古城阿尔瓦德对面。铭文 trztn 的五个字素被解释为用早期亚拉姆文字书写，可追溯到公元前 9 世纪或 8 世纪。最有可能的是，字素构成了一个源自植物群的个人名字，Tirzatan，可能是护身符的曾经拥有者的名字。还考虑了其​​他解释选项的优点和缺点。