>>15835349The Mesha Stele, also known as the Moabite Stone, is a stele dated around 840BC containing a significant Canaanite inscription in the name of King Mesha of Moab (a kingdom located in modern Jordan). Mesha tells how Chemosh, the god of Moab, had been angry with his people and had allowed them to be subjugated to the Kingdom of Israel
It describes:
How Moab was oppressed by Omri King of Israel and his son as the result of the anger of the god Chemosh
Mesha's victories over Omri's son (not named) and the men of Gad at Ataroth, Nebo and Jehaz
His building projects, restoring the fortifications of his strong places and building a palace and reservoirs for water
His wars against the Horonaim
A now-lost conclusion in the destroyed final lines
Material - Basalt
Created c.840 BCE
Discovered 1868–70 in Dhiban, Jordan
Present location Louvre