Began excavations and ancient archeology since 1855 in a different locality Tblon Ain al-Hilweh in south west of the city People adopted by the government today. And Tblon Grotto distortion: Apollon Grotto.
Fall into this camp of the most important cemeteries old landfills Sidon and consists of several different due to the different eras and with regret them have nothing left. The most coals or use stone quarries and its contents became mostly in museums Aastana and Europe.
Began excavations in different Tblon 1855 where he found the sarcophagus Ahmanezr second king of Sidon, the day is in the Louvre.
The inscription on this sarcophagus Phoenician writing first: I Ahmanezr king Zidon mom Amashrt Queen and daughter Ohmanezr you Zidon we have built structures of the gods and called life at the height of my youth ... This king has died of a fourteen-year-old.
Had been found in different Tblon Sarcophagus luxury etched accurately cm Phoenician ships masts and similar legislator Phoenician ships found their fees in the temples of the pharaohs in Karnak and this shrine is located in the Museum of Beirut after precious sarcophagi.
The Department of archaeologists landfills Guyer Tblon into three sections:
1 - consists of the oldest square of deep wells do not have a drawer and dug four sides square rooms also placed where sarcophagi. Most Noawessha on Egyptian figure.
2 - The second section consists of different drawer In shores drill prepared to put sarcophagi. Where Noawess found pottery and other decorated with some inscriptions.
3 - The third section recently, which is a different painted lime or painted colors and Greek and Roman inscriptions. This section has been given a number of sarcophagi lead.
And hetero Tabaon fraction of old landfills Zidon distributed in several parts of the town.
In 1887 Atschrj Hamdi Bey, director of the museum Ottoman several very valuable Noawess of the locality Kieah has found a coincidence. Including four Greek Noawess of magnificent marble dear price Astunaha subtle makers Aliwana Fbgua in carved and carvings of great beauty and Altqan was transferred to the Museum of Astana.
The first of these sarcophagi sarcophagus satrap because picture Mnqosh on aspects represent Marzbana and second is Alliqi ratio non-engineering people to Iqia. And third sarcophagus crying invited as well as the inscription on the aspects of women Alnaúhat and numbers eighteen represent sadness in prepared him different and fourth sarcophagus of Alexander of pompous and beautiful sarcophagi Greek and so termed because the inscription on the aspects exploits of Alexander and his war with the Persians and the victory over Dara.
And extracted Hamdi Bey of the same camp in the same year Nawocn monarchists precious one for Adopt king of Sidon'm Ahmanezr first was drilled him writing the following: "I adopted priest Astrt and the king of Sidon was lying in this grave Never open graves this as it is not a gold or silver and treasures and hopes Violators of the graves can not find him under the sun nor the atomic rest in the tomb ... "
The sarcophagus second similar sarcophagus first form but not write it is likely that the sarcophagus of Queen Amastrt sister adopted and his wife have been found in the sarcophagus of King Adopt crown king of pure gold and gold necklaces and bracelets with precious stones and Khalakhl and Dmalj and earrings elegant manufacture exquisite shape.
It is worth mentioning that the three sarcophagi Kingship discovered in Sidon, a figure Egyptian and Black Stone harsh and shows that the Phoenicians Aptaauha from Egypt and Avrquha of her original body and hinted hieroglyphic writing, and then put the bodies of their kings and carved Phoenician writing that we have mentioned.
Finally mention that Dr. Ford is one of the founders Bible College in Sidon found a lot of things in school gardens Bible College, where he built his house initially Among what was found by Dr. Ford Jmsh twenty Sarcophagus shape Egyptian donated his wife later to the Lebanese Museum.
In last fall discovered by chance in a different locality Tblon old Noawess of marble: three on the Egyptian figure. The history due to the Greek - Roman. It has been found in some decades and earrings of gold and some precious stones. These sarcophagi seem like a sequel to Dr. Ford's group found in the same camp.
There is no doubt that this area still contains a lot of sarcophagi. The exploration and excavations will reveal them soon.
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