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Sanchuniathon

150 BC - 150 BC

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Sanchuniathon (; Ancient Greek: Σαγχουνιάθων, romanized: Sankhouniáthōn, or Σαγχωνιάθων, Sankhōniáthōn; probably from Phoenician: 𐤎𐤊𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤍, romanized: *Saḵūnyatān, "Sakkun has given"), variant 𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤍 šknytn also known as Sanchoniatho the Berytian, was a Phoenician author. His three works, originally written in the Phoenician language, survive only in partial paraphrase and a summary of a Greek translation by Philo of Byblos recorded by the Christian bishop Eusebius. These few fragments comprise the most extended literary source concerning Phoenician religion in either Greek or Latin: Phoenician sources, along with all of Phoenician literature, were lost with the parchment on which they were written. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sanchuniathon is the 5,117th most popular writer (down from 4,719th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 106th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Lebanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sanchuniathon ranks 5,117 out of 7,302. Before him are Tsendiin Damdinsüren, M. Ageyev, Prvoslav Vujcic, Anton Aškerc, Raghunath Murmu, and Deon Meyer. After him are Mahmud Taymur, Osman Nuri Topbaş, Oğuz Atay, Antonio Gamoneda, Nikolai Klyuev, and Ann Druyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150 BC, Sanchuniathon ranks 51. Before him are Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla, Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus, Ariarathes IX of Cappadocia, Pingala, Publius Rupilius, and Quintus Marcius Rex.  Among people deceased in 150 BC, Sanchuniathon ranks 14. Before him are Apollodorus the Epicurean, Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Aristobulus of Alexandria, Manius Aquillius, Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla, and Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Sanchuniathon ranks 111 out of 145. Before him are Maher Zain (1981), Mona Hatoum (1952), Fares Fares (1973), Anthony Peter Khoraish (1907), Elissa (1972), and Emily de Jongh-Elhage (1946). After him are Haifa Wehbe (1976), Rabih Abou-Khalil (1957), Najwa Karam (1966), Wajdi Mouawad (1968), Khalil Taha (1932), and Julia Boutros (1968).

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Among WRITERS In Lebanon

Among writers born in Lebanon, Sanchuniathon ranks 11. Before him are Philo of Byblos (64), Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Mikha'il Na'ima (1889), Charles Malik (1906), Elias Khoury (1948), and Said Akl (1911). After him are Wajdi Mouawad (1968), Hanan al-Shaykh (1945), and Joumana Haddad (1970).

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