, 1881-05-06

A New Volume on the Famous Record
Left In IIasntt by King nIeshn.

A New Volume ON the Famous Record
Left In I5asn1t BY King ntesha.
Capt. Kenczyllskf l,as written MI interest
Ing book OIL ",rha Last Of the Annkin, III the
Land Of a[oab," in which he gives some par-
tlcnInrs as to his studies Of tho Inscription
on the famous Moabito Stone. In August,
1868, the 1tev. F. Klein, Of tho Church Mis-
slonary Society, willie III the land OF Moni,
near Dibon, was Informed by mn Arab that
near by there was black basalt stono In
scrlbcd with ancient characters. Upon 60
Ing to the locality indicated lie found lying
ai1ong tho ruins stone abont three feet ten
Inches high, two feet broad, md f0urtGei,
md one-hnlf Inches thick. rounded at top
aiul bottom, md containing thirty. four lines
Of inscription running across the stone. Afr,
Klein nj that time did hot appreciate tile in,-
porta'lcc ot tic discovery, and merely copied
took measures u, seeuru the stoile for thu
Berlin Museum. but Matle little prOKrtss
with ILLS negotiations. Il few weeks inter.
wards Capt Warren. the agent Of the 1'nles-
TING Exploration Fund. was informed OF the
il the, NATTER, knowing tiat tile PrussLan
COi,slll. .was entleayortuK to secttru IT. III the
beginning Ut tile following ycnr Capt., WRr-
refi was nstonlsEett tt learn. ms was also n.
Clern,ons.t;anneall, OF the French Consulate
Tie inscription hai bcrii taken. Townstis
the close III the ycar lst@ the latter not only
sent men to 0blaln squeezes,. win atiarrelel
e or .aG aGd psssn sto wels m Ae 5 5 nt a4ey s1f 5ss 5
promised By the nuents 1T the 1'russ'a!l Gov.
efflsneIIt, md accepted By those who claimed
t!sc ownership Of THO stone. At this. stage
ff nlxe GSysEse or yse G a SaSs s oaes ssa ts
.ltcd at l1is rapactty, "soo,ler ttan give it up
put 4 fire uilder Il, and threw cold water on
It, and ", broke H. ,ni'd then distributed the
bits ainong tho different families, to be
paced In tho grnnnrlcs atHi act ns blessings
upon THO corn; for they said that without the
Xftcr @ in'itnss trouble, II. clsrn.ontst;a @ gisi
menu recovered! solle twenty Of these frnK.
S!na!j pieces Mere acquired Gy the Palestine
Exploration Fund. These fragments, WHEN
united, were found to cu,ltalnt ta;0 wuriis, out
of n total Of 1.100 which tho complete stont,
this missing letters, were recovered FROM. the
sqlteezes tnkclI before the stone WIS broken
by the ruthless Monbites, $50 that only thir-
ty.tiye words. fifteen lialf.worls, mud eighteen
ei,srsefs ts "'eseye,t1, Of IT, Wo
With reference to thH characters engraved III
the stone, tile general oplnlol Is that they art.
Ptu''Ilctan, also Called Samaritan. *l,cIi M
were used by the Jews before the captivity.
Pr. GlnsbrngII.w WHO has executed a transla-
acters were colli,lon b. Z. 7oo 10 ali lie r;css
q Western ASIA, and were used II. Sineve!!,
iIcin. ind Cyprus. With reference to tie H.
that It rncords sUl.c 1untarknble events iii lie
reign Of Afeslla. King Of Sf0nh. who Is tnen
aud who itd ro6clpt agalnst Israel after tic
death Of Al,hb. Tile first part OF the inscrlp-
tlon nnrratcs the circM!llstaMces which led to
tile stone being erected; while ttla sec0nH de-
Mcsha, after hn lad overcome IFS .jewisf.
fues mud tho third celebrates his victories
uyer tho Etlonlites. The rendering Uf Can't.
Renczynski represents the result ''of little
years toll md labor"