For the sarcophagus, see Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II.
Eshmunazar II
Phoenician-inscribed sarcophagus of King Eshmunazar II from the Sidon royal necropolis, displayed in the Louvre
King of Sidon
Reign
c. 539 BC – c. 525 BC
Predecessor
Tabnit I
Successor
Bodashtart
Burial
Sidon royal necropolis
Phoenician language
𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤏𐤆𐤓
Dynasty
Eshmunazar I dynasty
Religion
Canaanite polytheism
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Eshmunazar II ([æʃmuːnʔɑːzər]ⓘ; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤏𐤆𐤓, ʾšmnʿzr, lit.'Eshmun helps') was the Phoenician king of Sidon (r. c. 539 – c. 525 BC). He was the grandson of Eshmunazar I, and a vassal king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Eshmunazar II succeeded his father Tabnit I who ruled for a short time and died before the birth of his son. Tabnit I was succeeded by his sister-wife Amoashtart who ruled alone until Eshmunazar II's birth, and then acted as his regent until the time he would have reached majority. Eshmunazar II died prematurely at the age of 14. He was succeeded by his cousin Bodashtart.
Eshmunazar II came from a lineage of priests of the goddess Astarte, and his rule saw a strong emphasis on religious activities. He and his mother Amoashtart built temples in various parts of Sidon and its neighboring territories. During his reign, King Cambyses II of Persia rewarded Sidon for its military contributions to his campaign against Egypt by granting Sidon additional territory. Eshmunazar II is primarily known from his sarcophagus, which features two Phoenician inscriptions; it is currently housed in the Louvre Museum.
Phoenician alphabet characters in this article correctly. The sarcophagus of EshmunazarII is a 6th-century BC sarcophagus unearthed in 1855 in the grounds of...
Eshmunazar may refer to: Eshmunazar I EshmunazarII This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Eshmunazar. If an internal link led...
grandson EshmunazarII. The monarch's name is also attested in the dedicatory temple inscriptions of his other grandson, King Bodashtart. Eshmunazar is the...
Egyptian stele of Amenhotep II, and as the Sharon field containing both Jaffa and Dor on the Sarcophagus of EshmunazarII. The Plain of Sharon is mentioned...
In Sidon, the reference to Bul is also made on the Sarcophagus of EshmunazarII dated to the early 5th century BC. Compared to its Akkadian etymon waraḫsamnu...
daughter of Eshmunazar I, and the wife of her brother, Tabnit. When Tabnit died, Amoashtart became co-regent to her then-infant son, EshmunazarII, but after...
such as Eshmunazar I and his son Tabnit I, included "priest of ʿAštārt" as part of their royal titulatory, and while Tabnit I's son, EshmunazarII, who died...
sources are the Ahiram sarcophagus inscription, the sarcophagus of EshmunazarII, the Tabnit sarcophagus, the Kilamuwa inscription, the Cippi of Melqart...
department covers the ancient Levant, including the Sarcophagus of EshmunazarII discovered in 1855, which catalyzed Ernest Renan's 1860 Mission de Phénicie...
itself in the field of archaeology. The discovery of the Sarcophagus of EshmunazarII three decades before, and Renan's subsequent Mission de Phénicie, had...
515 BC), the grandson of King Eshmunazar I, and a vassal of the Achaemenid Empire. He succeeded his cousin EshmunazarII to the throne of Sidon, and scholars...
nearby city of Sidon. Although originally constructed by Sidonian king EshmunazarII in the Achaemenid era (c. 529–333 BC) to celebrate the city's recovered...
parts of Philistia. Furthermore, the inscription of the sarcophagus of EshmunazarII, dating to the 6th century BC, calls Jaffa, a Philistine city, one of...
original. Decker published this account of the theft in 1932. During World War II, it was again removed from the Louvre and taken first to the Château d'Amboise...
men of splendid physique and in the prime of life. — Polybius, Histories II.28 The Roman historian Livy recorded that the Celts of Asia Minor fought naked...
of EshmunazarII Gudea cylinders Hurrian foundation pegs Investiture of Zimri-Lim Lament for Ur Land grant to Marduk-apla-iddina I by Meli-Shipak II Land...
of EshmunazarII Gudea cylinders Hurrian foundation pegs Investiture of Zimri-Lim Lament for Ur Land grant to Marduk-apla-iddina I by Meli-Shipak II Land...
value in money. "The Civil Law, Volume I, The Opinions of Julius Paulus, Book II". Constitution.org. Translated by Scott, S.P. Central Trust Company. 1932...
of EshmunazarII Gudea cylinders Hurrian foundation pegs Investiture of Zimri-Lim Lament for Ur Land grant to Marduk-apla-iddina I by Meli-Shipak II Land...
KAI 1: Ahiram sarcophagus, Byblos, c. 1000 BC. KAI 14: Sarcophagus of EshmunazarII, 5th century BC. KAI 15–16: Bodashtart inscriptions, 4th century BC...
of EshmunazarII Gudea cylinders Hurrian foundation pegs Investiture of Zimri-Lim Lament for Ur Land grant to Marduk-apla-iddina I by Meli-Shipak II Land...
Building was begun at the end of the sixth century BCE during the reign of EshmunazarII, King of Sidon, and later additions were made up into the Roman period...
of EshmunazarII Gudea cylinders Hurrian foundation pegs Investiture of Zimri-Lim Lament for Ur Land grant to Marduk-apla-iddina I by Meli-Shipak II Land...
of EshmunazarII Gudea cylinders Hurrian foundation pegs Investiture of Zimri-Lim Lament for Ur Land grant to Marduk-apla-iddina I by Meli-Shipak II Land...
Elisabeth-Hélène-Pierre de Montmorency-Laval, mother of politician Sosthènes II de La Rochefoucauld. She was a court lady of Josephine. List of paintings...
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