Attested ArtifactA-MESHA

Mesha Stele, AO 5066

Royal victory stele · Dhiban/Dibon, Moab · c. 850–805 BCE

𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄

Paleo-Hebrew letters (Unicode, schematic)YHWH · line 18

Evidence status: Attested secure_consonantal
Type: Royal victory stele
Place: Dhiban/Dibon, Moab
site (approx. ±1 km)
Date: c. 850–805 BCE
Louvre catalogue 830–805; wider 9th-century range

1000 BCE500 BCE1 CE500 CE
Language: Moabite
Script: Paleo-Hebrew / Phoenician-derived
Editorial note: YHWH in line 18; vowels unmarked.

Attestations

1 reading

Reading	Form	Locus	Status	Vowels observed
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄יהוה YHWH	YHWH	line 18	Secure reading	none marked

AS-MESHA: Written in Moabite context.

Mesha Stele (AO 5066)
Musée du Louvre · Louvre Collections · n.d.
High reliability
R01·Museum catalogOpen source
Mesha stele historical identification in Fleming introduction
Daniel E. Fleming · Cambridge University Press · 2020
High reliability
R25·Source editionOpen source

YHWH יהוה Attested

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