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title: Phoenician Religious Sacrifice
author: O.Mustafin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4858/phoenician-religious-sacrifice/
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updated: 2024-12-04
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# Phoenician Religious Sacrifice

_Authored by O.Mustafin_

## Image File

[![Phoenician Religious Sacrifice](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4858.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4858.jpg)

## Image Caption

A scene depicting a bird sacrifice, a common practice in the [Phoenician religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/Phoenician_Religion/) from the sarcophagus of Ahiram, king of [Byblos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Byblos/), 10th century BCE.

Beirut National Museum.

## Cite This Work

### APA
O.Mustafin. (2016, April 02). Phoenician Religious Sacrifice. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4858/phoenician-religious-sacrifice/>
### Chicago
O.Mustafin. "Phoenician Religious Sacrifice." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 02, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4858/phoenician-religious-sacrifice/>.
### MLA
O.Mustafin. "Phoenician Religious Sacrifice." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4858/phoenician-religious-sacrifice/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ahiram_Sarcophagus_2.jpg) by [**O.Mustafin**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ahiram_Sarcophagus_2.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 02 April 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.