Pummay (
Phoenician: 𐤐𐤌𐤉, ''Pūmay''; 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉 ''Pū(ġ)‘may'') is a putative
Phoenician deity of whom little is known. Pummay is attested to primarily in
theophoric names,
such as that of
Pygmalion of Tyre
Pygmalion (Ancient Greek: ; Latin: ), was king of Tyre from 831 to 785 BCE and a son of King Mattan I (840–832 BCE).
During Pygmalion's reign, Tyre seems to have shifted the heart of its trading empire from the Middle East to the Mediterrane ...
.
[F. M. Cross, “An Interpretation of the Nora Stone,” ''Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research'' 208 (Dec. 1972) 16.] Because so little is known about the deity, scholars are unable to assert what Pummay's tutelary function was or what he was associated with. In the context of the legend of
Dido
Dido ( ; , ), also known as Elissa ( , ), was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage (located in modern Tunisia), in 814 BC.
In most accounts, she was the queen of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre (t ...
and the founding of
Carthage
Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classi ...
, certain scholars opine that Pummay was also worshipped by ancient
Cypriots
Cypriots or Cypriot people may refer to:
* The inhabitants of Cyprus
** Demographics of Cyprus
* Cypriot people, or of Cypriot descent; this includes:
**Armenian Cypriots
**Greek Cypriots
**Maronite Cypriots
**Turkish Cypriots
See also
* Cypriot ...
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[Franklin, John Curtis. 2016. ''Kinyras: The Divine Lyre.'' Hellenic Studies Series 70. Washington, DC: Center for Hellenic Studies.]
References
West Semitic gods
Phoenician mythology
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