tophet
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Etymology
From Tophet.
Noun
tophet (plural tophets)
- (archaeology) A Carthaginian monument associated with a cemetery for ritually sacrificed children.
- 1991, John Boardman, The Cambridge Ancient History (part 1, page 490)
- They are an important factor indicating a corpus of beliefs common to the important central colonies (Carthage, Sousse, Motya, Sulcis, Nora, Tharros), where tophets and accompanying grave stelae have been found.
- 1991, John Boardman, The Cambridge Ancient History (part 1, page 490)