𐤒𐤁𐤓

𐤒𐤁𐤓

Phoenician

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒀍 (qabrum, “grave”), Classical Syriac ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ‎ (qaḇrāʾ), Hebrew קֶבֶר‎ (qeḇer), and Arabic قَبْر‎ (qabr).

Noun

𐤒𐤁𐤓 (qbr)

1. tomb
   • 6th century BCE, sarcophagus inscription of Eshmunazar II of Sidon, line 3:

     ‏𐤁𐤋 𐤏𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤍 𐤌𐤎𐤊 𐤉𐤌𐤌 𐤀𐤆𐤓𐤌 𐤉𐤕𐤌 𐤁𐤍
     𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤕 𐤅𐤔𐤊𐤁 𐤀𐤍𐤊 𐤁𐤇𐤋𐤕 𐤆 𐤅𐤁𐤒𐤁𐤓 𐤆‎‎

     bl ʿty bn msk ymm ʾzrm ytm bn
     ʾlmt wškb ʾnk bḥlt z wbqbr z‎

     before my time, son of a limited number of short days, an orphan, the son
     of a widow, and I am lying in this coffin and in this tomb,