XIR69508 Victory stele for King Mesha of Moab at Dibon, Eastern Jordan, 842 BC (basalt) by Phoenician, (9th century BC); 115x60 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Mesha recorded his triumphs over King Ahab of Israel; oldest historical inscription in any Hebrew dialect; the Moabite Stone; Iron Age inscription; cf Bible: Books of Kings : 2 Kings 3:4-8; Moabite language; earliest extra-biblical reference to the Israelite god Yahweh;); African, out of copyright.