The
Mesha Stele (also known as the
"Moabite Stone") is a
stele (inscribed stone) set up around 840 BCE by King
Mesha of
Moab (a kingdom located in modern
Jordan). Mesha tells how
Kemosh, the God of Moab, had been angry with his people and had allowed them to be subjugated to Israel, but at length Kemosh returned and assisted Mesha to throw off the yoke of Israel and restore the lands of Moab. Mesha describes his many building projects. It is written using the
Phoenician alphabet.