tophet

== English == === 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.