Charles Simon Clermont-Ganneau French orientalist Date of Birth: 19.02.1846 Country: France

Content:

1. French Orientalist
2. Archaeological Discoveries in Palestine
3. Published Works
4. - "La st?le de Mesa, roi de Moab, 896 avant J. Ch." (1870)
5. - "Mythologie iconographique" (1878)

French Orientalist

Charles Clermont-Ganneau was a French orientalist who served in the French Jerusalem mission and in Constantinople.

Archaeological Discoveries in Palestine

During his scientific research in Palestine, Clermont discovered several stelae with ancient Semitic inscriptions. Among these was a stone with an inscription prohibiting entry into a sanctuary under the penalty of death, believed to belong to Solomon's Temple.

Published Works

Clermont published numerous works on oriental archaeology and history, including:

- "Histoire de Calife le p?cheur et du Calife Haroun-el-Rachid" (1869)

- "La st?le de Mesa, roi de Moab, 896 avant J. Ch." (1870)

- "La Palestine inconnue" (1875)
- "Le Dieu satrape et les Ph?niciens dans le P?lopon?se" (1877)

- "L’authenticit? du Saint-S?pulcre et le tombeau de Joseph d’Arimathie" (1877)

- "Mythologie iconographique" (1878)

- "Etudes d’arch?ologie orientale" (1880)
- "Origine perse des monuments aram?ens d’Egypte" (1881)
- "Sceaux et cachets isra?lites, ph?niciens et syriens" (1883)
- "Les fraudes arch?ologiques en Palestine" (1885)
- "Recueil d’arch?ologie orientale" (1885)

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