Mesha Stele Inscription Close-up
Mesha Stele Inscription Close-up (IMAGE • archaeology): Mesha Stele ( Moabite Stone ) basalt inscription mentioning King Mesha of Moab , Omri King of Israel , and YHWH. It is closely linked with Mesha Stele ( Moabite Stone ) (9th-century BC royal Moabite monument mentioning Omri King of Israel and the Tetragrammaton (YHWH)): A 1.24-meter black basalt stele inscribed in the Moabite dialect of Northwest Semitic by King Mesha of Moab , recounting his rebellion against Israelite domination and restoring territories captured during the reign of Omri.
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Mesha Stele ( Moabite Stone ) — Black basalt victory stele erected by King Mesha of Moab recording his revolt against the House of Omri of Israel and mentioning YHWH and the House of David . Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III — Four-sided black limestone monument erected at Nimrud (biblical Calah ) in 825 BC by King Shalmaneser III of Assyria . Its second register preserves the earliest surviving visual depiction of a biblical figure: King Jehu of Israel ('Jehu, son of Omri') bowing to present tribute in 841 BC.
