Phoenician Sphinx inscription

[1] The inscription is written on the socle of a statue of a couching sphinx, with only the feet and ankles still attached.

The inscription stated that the statue was dedicated to Milk'ashtart El - Hammon.

It was found to the right of an entrance to one of the buildings on the east side, at the edge of the street.

[2] It is thought that the entrance to the temple complex was flanked by two such sphinx statues.

It was first published in 1962 by Maurice Dunand and Raymond Duru, although likely discovered previously.