Museiliha inscription
| Museiliha inscription | |
|---|---|
Reproduction transcription of the Museiliha inscription from Ernest Renan's Mission de Phénicie | |
| Material | Limestone |
| Size | 40 cm × 54 cm × 2 cm (15.75 in × 21.26 in × 0.79 in) |
| Writing | Latin |
| Created | 75–100 AD |
| Discovered | Described in 1863 Reportedly discovered in the vicinity of the Mseilha Fort, documented in Aabrine, Lebanon |
| Discovered by | Residents of the town of Aabrine in Lebanon |
| Present location | Louvre |
| Identification | |
The Museiliha inscription is a first-century AD Roman boundary marker that was first documented by French orientalist Ernest Renan in 1864. Inscribed in Latin, the stone records a boundary set between the citizens of Caesarea ad Libanum (modern Arqa) and Gigarta (possibly present-day Gharzouz, Zgharta, or Hannouch), hinting at a border dispute. The personal name of the involved Roman administrator was deliberately erased. The inscription was named after its reported findspot, the medieval Mseilha Fort, located in Northern Lebanon; it is now held in the Louvre's collection.