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title: Stela of Kulamuwa with Phoenician Inscription
author: Jan van der Crabben
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14667/stela-of-kulamuwa-with-phoenician-inscription/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Stela of Kulamuwa with Phoenician Inscription

_Authored by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/)_

## Image File

[![Stela of Kulamuwa with Phoenician Inscription](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14667.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14667.jpg)

## Image Caption

Plaster mould of a stela found in Sam'al (modern Zincirli, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)), dated to 825 BCE. It shows king Kulamuwa alongside a long inscription in Phoenician [writing](https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/). In his left hand, the king holds a lotus in his left hand and four divine symbols in his right. The four symbols above his head can be interpreted to represent the four deities Hadad, Rakib-El, [Shamash](https://www.worldhistory.org/Utu-Shamash/) and the moon [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/).

Written in Phoenician, the text starts with the words: "I am Kulamuwa, son of Hayya." The text then goes on to describe that after his predecessor's inaction Kulamuwa achieved great things. He also speaks of his people and their two communities, the Mushkabim and the Baririm (possibly the [Hittites](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/) and the Aramaeans).

Pergamonmuseum, Berlin.

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## About the Author

Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvdc)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Crabben, J. v. d. (2021, October 01). Stela of Kulamuwa with Phoenician Inscription. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14667/stela-of-kulamuwa-with-phoenician-inscription/>
### Chicago
Crabben, Jan van der. "Stela of Kulamuwa with Phoenician Inscription." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 01, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14667/stela-of-kulamuwa-with-phoenician-inscription/>.
### MLA
Crabben, Jan van der. "Stela of Kulamuwa with Phoenician Inscription." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Oct 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14667/stela-of-kulamuwa-with-phoenician-inscription/>.

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