Le statut de l’enfant punique et les objets funéraires

This article shows that, unlike adults, Carthaginian infants are accompanied with very few grave-goods, if any. These infants are also seldom found in the city’s cemeteries, but are over-represented within the Tophet, a temple of the city, which could be also indicative of their specific status, as...

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Main Author Bénichou-Safar, Hélène
Format Book Chapter
LanguageFrench
Published Publications du Centre Camille Jullian 2012
Subjects
Archaeology
Italie
Monde romain
Gaule
Afrique du Nord
Égypte antique
Italie méridionale
Monde grec
Sicile
tombe
children
nécropole
funeral practices
graves
grave goods
mobilier funéraire
enfant
pratiques funéraires
necropolis
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Summary:This article shows that, unlike adults, Carthaginian infants are accompanied with very few grave-goods, if any. These infants are also seldom found in the city’s cemeteries, but are over-represented within the Tophet, a temple of the city, which could be also indicative of their specific status, as is supported by various observations about the Semitic world and, above all, by the thousands of ex-votos erected in the Tophet above cremation urns filled with the ashes of infants. This raises the question of the role that the Carthaginians assigned to their deceased offspring in their relationship with the divine, and the relationship that they had with them as a result.
ISBN:2877725227
9782877725224
DOI:10.4000/books.pccj.1375