entity_sources: ENT_MOA_KEMOSH, SRC_MESHA_STELE, inscriptional attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_MOA_KEMOSH | SRC_MESHA_STELE | inscriptional attestation | Mesha Stele (KAI 181) names Kemosh nine times as the supreme deity of Moab. Lines 3-4: "Kemosh was angry with his land." Line 9: "And Kemosh returned [the land] in my days." Line 14: "And Kemosh said to me: Go, take Nebo against Israel." Line 17: "And I devoted it to destruction (ḥrm) for Ashtar-Kemosh." Primary and most detailed epigraphic source. |