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  • Circa 1891 photograph of the 9th century BC Mesha Stele, inscribed in the Moabite language by king Mesha of Moab.
  • Source: Explorations in Bible Lands During the 19th Century. by H. V. Hilprecht, page 612. © 1903 A. J. Holman & Co.
  • Original caption: "Victory Stele of King Mesha of Moab"
  • Original note: "From M. Philippe Berger, Histoire de l'Écriture dans l'Antiquité."

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