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Ellysar and Bigmaleon

The deceased man is the King of Biblos tended by his daughter Ellysar and his son Bigmaleon.  After the King's death, Bigmaleon eventually told his sister to leave Biblos on threat of death.  Ellysar left and went to Tunis where she built the city of Carthage.

Ellysar et Bigmalion
Le defunt est le Roi de Byblos veillé par sa fille Ellysar et son fils Bigmalion. Apres la mort du Roi, Bigmalion chassa sa soeur de Byblos en la menaçant de sa vie. Ellysar embarqua en Tunisie où elle bâtit la ville de Carthage.