The Phoenician Rosetta Stones are reunited

PHOENICIAN/PUNIC WATCH: Pillars used to decipher Phoenician language reunited after 240-years. They were first mentioned in 1694 as part of the Ġan Franġisk Abela collection (Daniel Tihn, Times of Malta).

Two ancient Maltese pillars have been reunited for an exhibition in Abu Dhabi after being apart for 241 years.

Commemorating the anniversary of the 50-year diplomatic relationship between Malta and the United Arab Emirates, the pillars, also known as Cippi, carry great historical value as they were once used to decipher Phoenician script, Heritage Malta said on Friday. [...]

I noted the story of the Maltese cippi stones and the decipherment of Phoenican here.

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