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Isaiah 15-23. LCG Northeast On-Line Bible Study. The Burden Against Moab. Moabite Stone. Size and Description Language: Moabite (a West Semitic Language) Medium: basalt (black-bluish) stone stele Size: 1.15 meters high 60-68 centimeters wide Length: 39 lines of writing
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Isaiah 15-23 LCG Northeast On-Line Bible Study
Moabite Stone • Size and Description • Language: Moabite (a West Semitic Language) • Medium: basalt (black-bluish) stone stele • Size: 1.15 meters high 60-68 centimeters wide • Length: 39 lines of writing • Honoree: Mesha, king of Moab (late 9th century BCE) • Approximate Date: 830 BCE • Place of Discovery: Dhiban [in modern Jordan] • Date of Discovery: 1868 • Current Location: Louvre Museum (Paris, France) • Inventory number: AO 5066