Ancient Tyre between myth and history / Hélène Sader.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sader, Hélène S., 1952- author.

Series:

Archaeology and biblical studies ; 36.

Archaeology and biblical studies ; number 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tyre (Lebanon)--History.

Tyre (Lebanon).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Lebanon.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Tyre (Lebanon)--Religion.

Tyre (Lebanon)--Funeral customs and rites.

Physical Description:

xix, 271 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

illustration

map

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, GA : SBL Press, [2026]

Summary:

"Hélène Sader gathers and synthesizes the archaeological and textual evidence from excavations conducted during the past fifty years at Tyre and its far-flung settlements. By incorporating the results obtained from western Tyrian sites rich in metals, Sader confirms that Tyre and its colonies, which stretched to the Atlantic coast of Spain, held incredible wealth. In addition to her analysis of the material remains, soundings, and surveys, Sader includes a thorough discussion of the main Tyrian gods and the practice of cremation introduced at the beginning of the Iron Age. More than seventy-five images and maps illuminate the development of Tyre and its cultural heritage. The result is a more complex picture of the history of Tyre than that known from its description in the Hebrew Bible, ancient Near Eastern sources, and classical histories. Tyre emerges from the shadows of myth as the main protagonist of the Phoenician maritime expansion."--page 4 of cover.

Contents:

1. The site

2. Tyre in the second and first Millennia BCE: territory and history

3. Investigating ancient Tyre: visits, surveys, and excavations

4. The religion of ancient Tyre

5. Tyrian funerary practices

6. The Tyrian expansion and colonization

7. Tyrian trade

8. Tyrian industries and crafts

9. Tyre Today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-256) and indexes.

ISBN:

1628378301

9781628378306

1628378298

9781628378290

OCLC:

1575243189