Ma'sub inscription

Masub inscription
The inscription at the Louvre
Created221 BC in Umm al-Amad, Ptolemaic Kingdom
Discovered1887
Northern Israel
Present locationThe Louvre
LanguagePhoenician


The Ma'sub inscription is a Phoenician-language inscription found at Khirbet Ma'sub (French: Masoub) near Al-Bassa. The inscription is from 222/21 BC. Written in Phoenician script, it is also known as KAI 19.