L'étymologie de Marseille / The Etymology of Marseille
Selon une tradition bien établie, Marseille ou plutôt Massalia, aurait été fondée par des ressortissants de Phocée en Asie Mineure. D'où son surnom « la cité phocéenne ». Son étymologie n'a jamais été étudiée en profondeur. Se référant à une épigraphe tenue à l'écart depuis sa découverte en 1845, l'auteur évoque la possibilité que Massalia ait été fondée par les Phéniciens ou par les Puniques. Son nom aurait des origines sémitiques et possède un sens attesté et par la Bible et par la stèle du roi moabite Mesha découverte en 1868.
According to a well-established tradition, Marseille or rather Massalia, was founded by Phocaean nationals in Asia Minor. Hence its nickname «la cité phocéenne». Its etymology has never been studied in depth. Referring to an epigraph kept apart since its discovery in 1845, the author evokes the possibility that Massalia was founded by the Phoenicians or by the Punics. Its name would have Semitic origins and has an attested meaning both by the Bible and by the stele of the Moabite king Mesha discovered in 1868.
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According to a well-established tradition, Marseille or rather Massalia, was founded by Phocaean nationals in Asia Minor. Hence its nickname «la cité phocéenne». Its etymology has never been studied in depth. Referring to an epigraph kept apart since its discovery in 1845, the author evokes the possibility that Massalia was founded by the Phoenicians or by the Punics. Its name would have Semitic origins and has an attested meaning both by the Bible and by the stele of the Moabite king Mesha discovered in 1868.
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