Thessalia

PHOENICIANS IN GREECE 1.

For some reason some Phoenicians found their way to the region Thessalia in Greece in the 3rd century BC. They were concentrated in the town Demetrias. There were found some inscriptions. Most of them are bilinguals (greek/Phoenician).

- ’šmn[‘]zr bn ….. = Ešmoenazar, son of ….. 3^rd cent.BC

- mṢbt qbry ’nk ‘bdy bn ‘bd’lm ’rwdy = Memory-stone of my grave, to me Abdai, son of Adalonim, the man from Arvad.

In Greek: Demetrios Hieronimon Arados. C.200 BC.

- šm’dn bn ḥ’r hkty šm’dn = Ešmoenadon, son of Horus hkty Ešmoenadon. C.225 BC.

- The letters are in Greek, but the names are similar to Phoenician: Mettonmikim, Abdeleb, Askalonites. 3^rd cent.BC. Probably is meant: Matanmiqim, servant of the god of the lion, from Askalon.