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Ahiram sarcophagus

Sarcophagus of Phoenician king
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Summary

Ahiram sarcophagus is a sarcophagus[1]. It draws 746 Wikipedia views per month (sarcophagus category, ranking #3 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Pierre Montet[3]
  • Country: Lebanon[4]
  • Named after: Ahiram[5]
  • Made from material: limestone[6]
  • Location of discovery: Royal necropolis of Byblos[7]
  • Collection: National Museum of Beirut[8]
  • Location: National Museum of Beirut[9]
  • Commons category: Sarcophagus of Ahiram[10]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1923[11]

Why It Matters

Ahiram sarcophagus has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Lebanon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Zserghei · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → National Museum of Beirut
    Instance of → —
    Location of discovery → Royal necropolis of Byblos
    Named after → Ahiram
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, it, ro, ru, da, uk */ Add the Romanian label ro:Alfabetul fenician uses, correct the English label to enwiki's Ahiram sarcophagus, capitalise the Italian "
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