| Museiliha inscription | |
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![A typographic reproduction of the Musseiliha inscription in Latin from Roman times, as copied by Renan in his book Mission de Phénicie. The text is arranged in capital letters with interpuncts (dots) separating words. Some portions of the inscription appear to be damaged or unreadable, represented by shaded blocks or patterns. The visible Latin text reads: "FINES · POSITI · INTER CAESARENSES · AD LIBANUM · ET · GIGARTENOS · DE · VICO · SIDONIOR[illegible] IVSSV[illegible] PRO[illegible] PER · DOM [illegible].](view_image.php?q=Museiliha_inscription&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Musseiliha_inscription_-_Renan_-_Mission_de_Phenicie_(1864-1874).jpg) 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 | [1] |
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.