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title: Detail, Moabite Stone
author: Mbzt 2012
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10036/detail-moabite-stone/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Detail, Moabite Stone
_Authored by Mbzt 2012_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10036.jpg)
## Image Caption
A detail of the Moabite Stone, an ancient tablet dating to around 850 BCE, written by Mesha, the king of Moab (modern [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/)). (Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))
## Cite This Work
### APA
2012, M. (2019, February 11). Detail, Moabite Stone. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
2012, Mbzt. "Detail, Moabite Stone." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 11, 2019. .
### MLA
2012, Mbzt. "Detail, Moabite Stone." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Feb 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P1120871_Louvre_st%C3%A8le_de_M%C3%A9sha_AO5066_d%C3%A9tail_rwk.JPG) by [**Mbzt 2012**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P1120871_Louvre_st%C3%A8le_de_M%C3%A9sha_AO5066_d%C3%A9tail_rwk.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 11 February 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.