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© RMN-GRAND PALAIS / ART RESOURCE, NY

MESHA STELE. King Mesha of Moab chronicled his victories over the Kingdom of Israel on this ninth-century BCE stela, which he then set up in his capital, Dibon. The stone might also reference the “House of David” in its 31st line, thereby denoting the Kingdom of Judah, but this reading is contested.