Abstract A cylindrical stone incense altar inscribed with seven lines of text in two separate inscriptions was discovered in a cultic context during 2010 excavations at Khirbat Ataruz in Jordan. The two short inscriptions are written in Moabite language, using an Early Moabite script datable to the late 9th or early 8th century BCE. Both inscriptions also employ Hieratic numerals. Inscription A appears to tabulate small quantities of metal, possibly for some purpose relating to the cultic context of the inscription. The longer Inscription B appears to be potentially dedicatory and/or commemorative in focus, but remains largely enigmatic. These inscriptions provide a new important historical witness to the period after the Moabite conquest and occupation of Khirbat Ataruz/Atarot described in the Mesha Inscription.

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来自 Khirbat Ataruz Moabite Sanctuary 的铭刻祭坛

摘要 2010 年在约旦 Khirbat Ataruz 的发掘过程中，在一个邪教环境中发现了一个圆柱形石香坛，上面刻有两段独立的铭文中的七行文字。这两个简短的铭文是用摩押语写成的，使用的是可追溯到公元前 9 世纪晚期或 8 世纪早期的早期摩押文字。两个铭文也都使用了历代数字。铭文 A 似乎列出了少量金属，可能是出于与铭文的宗教背景有关的某些目的。较长的铭文 B 似乎具有潜在的奉献和/或纪念意义，但在很大程度上仍然是神秘的。这些铭文为梅沙铭文中描述的摩押人征服和占领 Khirbat Ataruz/Atarot 之后的时期提供了新的重要历史见证。