Kilamuwa Stela
| Kilamuwa Stela | |
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| Created | c. 838 BC |
| Discovered | c. 1890 Gaziantep, Turkey |
| Present location | Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Phoenician |
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The Kilamuwa Stele is a 9th-century BC stele of King Kilamuwa, from the Kingdom of Bit-Gabbari. He claims to have succeeded where his ancestors had failed, in providing for his kingdom. The inscription is known as KAI 24.
The Kilamuwa Stele was discovered in Sam'al during the 1888–1902 German Oriental Society expeditions led by Felix von Luschan and Robert Koldewey. At the time of its discovery, it was considered to be the only Phoenician text found in Sam'al (numerous Aramaic texts had been found) and the northernmost Phoenician text found in Syria.
It is currently located in the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin.