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title: Moabite Stone
author: Paterm
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10037/moabite-stone/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Moabite Stone

_Authored by Paterm_

## Image File

[![Moabite Stone](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10037.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10037.jpg)

## Image Caption

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/))

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mesha_Stele_Louvre.JPG) by [**Paterm**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mesha_Stele_Louvre.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-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. 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.