Phoenician votive inscriptions

[14] Some inscriptions are made in an extremely short formula, including only the vower's name and the word NDR (as a noun – "the vow of")[15] or MTNT ("the gift of").

[26] Inscriptions in similar formulas were found in Sidon,[27] near Tyre,[28] in Athens,[29] Rhodes,[30] Egypt,[31] Kition[32] and Idalion,[33] as well as unstandard versions in Carthage.

[37] The stelae themselves were mostly artistic and stylized, and various decorations and religious symbols are engraved on them, often related to the content of the inscriptions.

[41] The Caduceus might symbolize both gods in some sort of a joint cult, but it exact meaning remains unknown.

[45] Lilybaeum stele, which was found near Motya – a Punic governmental centre in Sicily, bears a votive inscription, as well as symbols of Tinnit and Baal Hammon, Caduceus, an incense burner and a Priest spreads his right hand up, as well as a depiction of a line of stelae on a stage, similar to the stelae found in Hazor.

A Phoenician votive inscription on one of Cirta steles , near symbols of crescent, Tinnit, Caduceus and a spread right hand
A Phoenician votive inscription on a fragment of a stele with a crescent and a ship over waves
A stele in the shape of sign of Tinnit, bearing an inscription with ʾŠ NŠʾ ("which raised up")
Lilybaeum stele , showing a votive inscription, symbols of Tinnit and Baal Hammon, Caduceus, an incense burner , a Priest spreads his hand up, and a line of stelae on a stage, similar to the stelae found in Hazor