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Many inscriptions, some of them very important, were found in all areas of the island of Cyprus, which was part of the Persian Empire. The most significant are the economical archives of the palace of Idalion, most of them still unpublished. It is the only existing epigraphic source for the Phoenician economy. There are at least 270 Phoenician inscriptions: gypsum tablets, ostraca, and “labels” (Sznycer 2004: pp. 86–100). The 156 inscriptions found in Larnaka (ancient Kition) are published: funeral and votive inscriptions, ostraca, inscriptions on pottery, and mainly temple tariffs (Amadasi and Karageorghis 1977: pp. 11–189). A votive inscription from Larnaka‐tis‐Lapithou (ancient Lapethos), carved on a marble stone, is dated between 345 and 315 BCE, possibly under the reign of King Praxippos II. Another votive inscription from Lapethos, dated from the fourth century, is bilingual (Phoenician and Greek). A commemorative inscription of Milkyaton, king of Kition and Idalion, found in Tamassos, gives information on a victory against the Paphians in 392/391 BCE. A sarcophagus bears the inscription of Eshmunadon, governor of Tyre, dated from the fourth century. Various other inscriptions, in general short, come from Vouni, Kourion, Alassa, Ayia Irini, Athienou (Golgoi), Pergamos, and Salamis (Masson and Sznycer 1972: pp. 86–128).