Verse:Irta/Knench/Religion
Main difference from OTL: Ashokan missionaries get to Carthage, whose lect of Canaanite also somewhat differs from OTL
Pre-Middle-Knench religion
A Buddhism-influenced offshoot of Punic religion that among other things condemns both human and animal sacrifice; poorly attested because of Christian suppression, but evidence survives in Latin and Greek texts
It is forbidden to overexploit sacred groves (2šrym/2ašērīm, collectivized from 2šrh/2ašērō)
(The name of the religion should be whatever the best translation of "dharma" is in Ancient Canaanite; 𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤄𐤄𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤁𐤋 𐤄𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤄 drk hhdyqwt wbl hhwnyh "Way of Piety and Nonviolence"? hadīqūt is a loan translation from Greek eusébeia)
In translation, a Hadīqūt teacher is described as teaching as follows: "The Way of Piety is justice, righteousness, and lovingkindness towards every soul and refraining from violence/harm and steadfast devotion to the study and practice of Piety"
Middle Knench religion
Middle Knench Christian Bible translation codifies the modern Literary Knench register