Melqart stele

The Melqart stele, also known as the Ben-Hadad or Bir-Hadad stele is an Aramaic stele which was created during the 9th century BCE and was discovered in 1939 in Syria.[2] The Old Aramaic inscription is known as KAI 201; its five lines reads:

“The stele which Bir-Hadad, son of ‘Ezer, the Damascene, son of the king of Aram, erected to his Lord Melqart, to whom he made a vow and who heard his voice.”

Melqart stele
The stele
WritingAramaic inscription
Created9th century BCE
Period/cultureAramaean
Discovered1939
PlaceBurayj, 7km north of Aleppo, Syria[1]
Present locationNational Museum of Aleppo
IdentificationAO 8185

Bibliography
  • Maurice Dunand, Stèle araméenne dédiée à Melqart, Bulletin du Musée de Beyrouth III (1939), p. 65–76
  • Dunand, M., " A propos de la stèle de Melqart du Musée d'Alep ." BMB 6 (1942- 43): 41–45.
  • William F. Albright. “A Votive Stele Erected by Ben-Hadad I of Damascus to the God Melcarth.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 87, 1942, pp. 23–29. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1355460. Accessed 4 Apr. 2020.
  • Della Vida, G. Levi, and W. F. Albright. “Some Notes on the Stele of Ben-Hadad.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 90, 1943, pp. 30–34. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1354906. Accessed 4 Apr. 2020.
  • Jepsen, Alfred. “Zur Melqart-Stele Barhadads.” Archiv Für Orientforschung, vol. 16, 1952, pp. 315–317. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41635800. Accessed 4 Apr. 2020.
  • Frank Moore Cross. “The Stele Dedicated to Melcarth by Ben-Hadad of Damascus.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 205, 1972, pp. 36–42. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1356214. Accessed 4 Apr. 2020.
  • Black, Matthew. "The Milqart Stele." In Documents from Old Testament Times. Edited by D. W. Thomas, 239-41. London: Thomas Nelson, 1958. Reprinted, Ancient Texts and Translations. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2005.
  • Dearman, Andrew J., and J. Maxwell Miller. "The Melqart Stele and the Ben-Hadads of Damscus: Two Studies." Palestine Exploration Quarterly 115 (1983) 95-101.
  • Reinhold, Gotthard G. G. "The Bir-Hadad Stele and the Biblical Kings of Aram." Andrews University Seminary Studies 24 (1986) 115-26.
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gollark: Yes, in my notes page.
gollark: For instance: what happened to the civilization who made it? Why did they use APL and was this related to their downfall? Do any other pieces work? Can it be repaired somehow? Does anyone have command keys?
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See also
  • List of artifacts significant to the Bible

Notes
  2. Pitard, Wayne T. “The Identity of the Bir-Hadad of the Melqart Stela.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 272, 1988, pp. 3–21. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1356783. Accessed 4 Apr. 2020.
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