The Carthage Tariff is a Punic language inscription from the third century BCE, found on a fragments of a limestone stela in 1856-58 at Carthage in Tunisia. It is thought to be related to the Marseille Tariff, found two decades earlier.[1]
| Carthage Tariff | |
|---|---|
 As shown in Cooke's Text-book of North-Semitic Inscriptions | |
| Material | Limestone |
| Created | c. 300 BC |
| Discovered | 1856-58 Tunis, Tunisia |
| Present location | British Museum, London |
| Identification | BM 125303 |
| Language | Punic |
It was first published by Nathan Davis, and the 11-line inscription is known as KAI 74 and CIS I 167.
Of all the inscriptions found by Davis, it was one of just three that was not a traditional Carthaginian tombstone - the other two being number 71 (the Son of Baalshillek marble base) and number 73 (the Carthage tower model).[2]
The plaque lists the payments for ritual sacrifices, including which portions go to the priests and which to the offerer. It is thought to have been placed on a temple wall, setting out the rules for those giving offerings.
It is held in the archives of the British Museum, as BM 125303.[3]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ George Albert Cooke, 1903: Text-book of North-Semitic Inscriptions: Moabite, Hebrew, Phoenician, Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene, Jewish
- ^ Nathan Davis, 1863, Inscriptions in the Phœnician character, now deposited in the British Museum, discovered on the site of Carthage, during researches made by Nathan Davis, esq; at the expense of Her Majesty's government, in the years 1856, 1857, and 1858, page 3
- ^ "Plaque | British Museum".