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title: Mesha Stele - Moabite Stone
author: Henri Sivonen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6699/mesha-stele---moabite-stone/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mesha Stele - Moabite Stone
_Authored by Henri Sivonen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6699.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Mesha Stele is 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
Sivonen, H. (2017, May 24). Mesha Stele - Moabite Stone. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Sivonen, Henri. "Mesha Stele - Moabite Stone." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 24, 2017. .
### MLA
Sivonen, Henri. "Mesha Stele - Moabite Stone." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 May 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mesha_Stele_(511142469).jpg) by [**Henri Sivonen**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mesha_Stele_(511142469).jpg). Submitted by [Jimmy Issa](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jzissa/ "User Page: Jimmy Issa"), published on 24 May 2017. 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.