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Cippi of Melqart

 * ... that the texts on the Cippi of Melqart are known as the Maltese Rosetta stone, and they allowed the deciphering of the Phoenician alphabet in 1764?
 * ALT1:... that the Cippi of Melqart were votive offerings to a Punic god, and they allowed the deciphering of the Phoenician alphabet in 1764?

5x expanded by Reuv (talk), Thanatos666 (talk). Nominated by Reuv (talk) at 08:34, 21 February 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg fine expansion, detailed and on good sources. Article: the lead should be a summary of sourced information in the body, try to get the references out. Hooks: I prefer the original, what do you think of a shorter version?
 * ALT2: ... that the texts on the Cippi of Melqart (pictured), known as the Maltese Rosetta stone, allowed the deciphering of the Phoenician alphabet in 1764? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:33, 24 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks a lot! I like your hook suggestion! But I don't really understand what you mean by getting the "references out"...I mean, has some new consensus made references in the opening paragraph 'unfashionable'? If that's the case it's a bit...counterintuitive! reuv  T 07:57, 25 February 2014 (UTC)


 * I look at many FAs, and they have refs only for the very few things not mentioned in the article. Don't ask me about history and fashion ;)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg offline sources accepted AGF, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:23, 25 February 2014 (UTC)