David-Léon Cahun - The Adventures of Captain Mago

We put off a boat in the direction of the sound; the cry was repeated still closer to us, and in a few minutes the boat returned alongside, and one of my sailors, dripping with water, was hoisted on to the deck of the Ashtoreth . He was in a pitiable condition, his face all bleeding, and his head gashed open in several places.

"Treason, treason! we are betrayed by Bodmilcar!" was all he could utter, as he staggered and fell senseless on the deck. I ordered him to be laid upon a piece of carpet, whilst Abigail chafed his face with ointment, and Himilco put some wine to his lips. I had ascertained quite enough to put me on my guard, and consequently had our lights extinguished, permitting only one lamp and one torch to each ship: and I gave directions to the watch to keep a keen look-out.

Meanwhile the poor fellow had recovered his consciousness, and Hanno, Hannibal, Himilco, Chamai, and myself, pressed round him to gather what he had to say. One of our sailors supported his head to facilitate his power of speech, and Abigail and the Ionian knelt beside him, with the wine and ointment.

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Hiram I. reigned from 980 to 947 B.C.

Sidon, or Zidon, in the Phœnician tongue means "fishery."

Bostra, or Bozrah; hence Byrsa, the citadel.

Carthage, or Kart-Khadecht, the new city.

Tarshish, the Tartessus of the Greeks, Spain.

Suffect, or choupheth (plural chophettim ), the Hebrew and Phœnician magistrates preceding the monarchy.

The silver shekel was the standard money of the Phœnicians, and was worth about 2 s. It was a tenth part of a shekel of gold.

Astarte. The Aphrodite of the Greeks; the goddess of navigation, and the national deity of the Sidonians.

The stars in the constellation of Ursa Major were also tutelary deities of navigation; the pole-star by the Greeks being called "the Phœnician."

Gaoul, a round ship, employed in merchant service.

Kitonet, a short tunic, worn by Phœnician sailors.

Baal Moloch, the sun god.

Nergal, the Chaldean god of fire and war, always represented with a cock's head.

Zeraas, small copper coin.

For details of the construction of these galleys, see notes at the end of the Volume.

The common cubit is about 16 inches.

Nisan; part of March and April.

Chittim, the classical Citium , a Phœnician colony in Cyprus.

Nectar; the sweet and perfumed wine of the Phœnicians, said by the Greeks to be the drink of the gods.

Senir, in Libanus, now Djebel Sannin.

The Grecian Tamith ; according to the Phœnician legend, she was the inventor of sails.

The Mediterranean.

Baaltis, feminine of Baal, lord.

Melek was the title of the Kings of Judah, as Pharaoh was that of the Kings of Egypt.

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Jam Souph, the Red Sea.

I am guilty of an anachronism here for the mere satisfaction of introducing the name of the great historian.

Now Ras-el-Abiad.

That is, 32½ geographical miles, the rate given by Herodotus.