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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:artifacts
gptkb:inscribed_stone
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Moabite_Stone
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:AO_5066
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gptkbp:contains
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34 lines
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gptkbp:createdBy
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gptkb:King_Mesha_of_Moab
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gptkbp:currentLocation
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gptkb:Louvre_Museum
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gptkbp:dateCreated
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circa 840 BCE
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gptkbp:describesEvent
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Mesha's victories over Israel
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gptkbp:destroyedBy
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local Bedouins
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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gptkb:Dhiban
1868
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gptkbp:foundIn
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gptkb:Frederick_Augustus_Klein
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gptkbp:fragmentary
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yes
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gptkbp:height
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about 1.15 meters
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gptkbp:inscription
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gptkb:royal_inscription
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gptkbp:length
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about 1.15 meters
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:granite
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gptkbp:mentionsDeity
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gptkb:Chemosh
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gptkbp:purpose
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commemorate Mesha's building projects and military campaigns
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:ancient_Israel
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Moab
biblical studies
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gptkbp:restored
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yes
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gptkbp:script
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Phoenician alphabet
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gptkbp:significance
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longest Iron Age inscription ever found in the region
earliest known reference to the Israelite god Yahweh outside the Bible
important source for Moabite language
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gptkbp:width
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about 60 centimeters
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gptkbp:writtenBy
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gptkb:Moabite_language
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Archaeology_in_the_Holy_Land
gptkb:Moabites
gptkb:Tribe_of_Reuben
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mesha Stele
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