The Stele of Mesha, King of Moab, c. 850 BC. Ruins of Dhiban
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The discovery of the Mesha stele, in August 1868 by the German missionary F. A. Klein in the Jordanian site of Dhiban, incited much excitement from the scientific community, as it helped shed lights on elements of Biblical history.
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"The Stele of Mesha, King of Moab, c. 850 BC. Ruins of Dhiban " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;192;en
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin
MWNF Working Number: FR 192
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