Moabite Stone

American  

noun

1. a slab of black basalt bearing an inscription recording the victory of Mesha, the king of Moab, over the Israelites, about 860 b.c.

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Etymology

Origin of Moabite Stone

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The first big prize, discovered in 1868, was the so-called Moabite Stone, a three-foot black basalt stele with a 9th-century BCE, 34-line paleo-Hebrew inscription celebrating the Moabite King Mesha’s rebellion against the Israelites.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2021

The Mesha Stele, which is also known as the Moabite Stone, is an inscribed tablet that dates back to 840 B.C. and was discovered in 1868 by researcher Frederick Augustus Klein.

From Fox News • May 2, 2019

Moabite Stone, the, discovery of 76; translation of inscription, 77; language of, 79; forms of the letters, 82.

From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

There has been found on the surface the Moabite Stone, at the old capital of Dibon, a wonderful record of early kings mentioned in the Bible.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents by Lord, John

Istar was conceived of as a god, and accordingly on the Moabite Stone Ashtar is identified with Chemosh, the patron-god of Mesha, just as in Southern Arabia also Atthar is a male divinity.

From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)