Concordance
| Image | CIS I [2] | AO [3] | Ledrain [4] | KI [5] | NSI [6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12 | 1454 | 132 | ||
 | 13 | 1455 | 130 | 20 | 14 |
 | 40 | 1451 | 134 | ||
 | 50 | 1453 | 135 | 25 | |
 | 51 | 1452 | 131 | ||
 | 52 | 1449 | 133 | ||
 | 53 | 1450 | 136 | 26 |
The Pierides Kition inscriptions are seven Phoenician inscriptions found in Kition by Demetrios Pierides in 1881 and acquired by the Louvre in 1885. [1]
| Image | CIS I [2] | AO [3] | Ledrain [4] | KI [5] | NSI [6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 12 | 1454 | 132 | ||
| | 13 | 1455 | 130 | 20 | 14 |
| | 40 | 1451 | 134 | ||
| | 50 | 1453 | 135 | 25 | |
| | 51 | 1452 | 131 | ||
| | 52 | 1449 | 133 | ||
| | 53 | 1450 | 136 | 26 |
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