Mesha’s Stele and the House of David

The article discusses the presence of the words "btdwd," which means "House of David" in a fragmented portion of the West Semitic Hebrew inscription Mesha Stele, discovered at the site of Biblical Dibon in 1868 and restored by French archaeologist Charles Clermont-Ganneau. It hig...

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Published in:Biblical archaeology review
Authors: Lemaire, André 1942- (Author) ; Delorme, Jean-Philippe (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Soc. 2022
In: Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2022, Volume: 48, Issue: 4, Pages: 34-41
Further subjects:B CLERMONT-Ganneau, Charles
B REFLECTANCE spectroscopy
B BIBLICAL antiquities
B Manuscripts
B HEBREW inscriptions
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Summary:The article discusses the presence of the words "btdwd," which means "House of David" in a fragmented portion of the West Semitic Hebrew inscription Mesha Stele, discovered at the site of Biblical Dibon in 1868 and restored by French archaeologist Charles Clermont-Ganneau. It highlights the Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) used by a team researchers from the University of Southern California to view the ancient letters on the inscription.
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review