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Melqart (Deity, Concept)

Canonical URI: http://nomisma.org/id/melqart_deity

Preferred Label: Melqart (en), Melkart (fr), Melkart (es), Melqart (it), Melkart (de)Additional labels
Melqart (af), ملقرت (ar), Мелькарт (be), Мелкарт (bg), Melcart (ca), Melkart (cs), Melkart (eu), Melqart (fi), Melqart (gl), מלקרת (he), Melkart (hr), Melkart (hu), メルカルト (ja), მელკართი (ka), Melqart (ku), Melqart (nb), Melqart (nl), Melkart (pl), Melcarte (pt), Мелькарт (ru), Melkart (tr), Мелькарт (uk), Melkart (uz), 美刻尔 (zh)
Alternate Label: Melkarth (en)

en: Melqart (also Melkarth or Melicarthus) was the tutelary god of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre and a major deity in the Phoenician and Punic pantheons. Often titled the "Lord of Tyre" (Ba‘al Ṣūr), he was also known as the Son of Baal or El (the Ruler of the Universe), King of the Underworld, and Protector of the Universe.