Sign of Tanitdisputed

Triangle (or trapezoid) with a horizontal bar and a disc — the goddess Tanit, "face of Baal", on thousands of Carthaginian votive stelae.

Tradition: punic · Period: Punic, from c. 5th c. BCE (Carthage Tophet stelae)

Disputed: Its origin (a stylised woman, a derivation from the ankh, an altar) is debated.

Sources

• Sign of Tanit

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