Tharros_Punic_inscriptions
Tharros Punic inscriptions
Group of Punic inscriptions in Sardinia, Italy
The Tharros Punic inscriptions are a group of Punic inscriptions found at the archeological site of Tharros in Sardinia.[1]
In the nineteenth century, a few funerary inscriptions engraved on cippi were discovered (CIS I 154-161).[2] In 1901 an important 3rd century BC inscription dedicated to Melqart was found, but the surface was very damaged, currently the longest Punic inscription outside of North Africa.[1][3][4]
Many short texts are engraved on small objects: a hemisphere in dolomitic stone,[5] an amulet,[6] and two silver plates.[1][7][8]
Neopunic graffiti on ceramic fragments has also been found.[1][9]