Otto Eissfeldt

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 t…