Editing Byblos (section)

== The Byblos archaeological site ==
* ''Ain el-Malik'' or ''King's Spring'', about 20 m deep, is a large cavity accessible by spiral stairs. Once it supplied the city with water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.obelisks.org/en/byblos.htm |title=Temple of the Obelisks in Byblos |website=www.obelisks.org}}</ref> According to [[Plutarch]]'s version of the Egyptian [[Osiris myth]], the king's servants met [[Isis]] on the stairs of the spring and took her to the royal palace, where she found the body of her husband [[Osiris]] embedded in one of the palace pillars.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.phoenician.org/isis_and_osiris_legend.htm |title=Isis and Osiris Legend |website=www.phoenician.org}}</ref>

[[File:L Shaped Byblos.jpg|thumb|The L-shaped Temple]]

* The ''L-shaped Temple'' was erected about 2700 BC.

[[File:ByblosObeliskTemple.jpg|thumb|The Temple of the Obelisks]]

* The [[Temple of the Obelisks]], originally built in 1600–1200 BC on top of the “L-shaped temple,” was moved by archaeologists to its present location. The many small obelisks found in this temple were used as religious offerings. The sanctuary contained a large number of [[Byblos figurines|human figurines made of bronze covered with gold leaf]], which are now displayed in the [[National Museum of Beirut]].
* The [[Royal necropolis of Byblos|royal necropolis]] dates back to the second millennium BC and contains tombs of the Byblos kings, including King [[Ahiram]].
* The [[Bronze Age necropolis of Byblos|Bronze Age necropolis]] of the Gebalite elite, discovered in 2019 at the southern outskirts of the ancient city acropolis.{{Sfn|Aractingi|2025}}
* The [[Roman Theatre of Byblos|Roman theater]] was built around AD 218.