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Amman Citadel Inscription

9th century BCE · 9th century BCE

The Amman Citadel Inscription is a fragmentary stone inscription in the Ammonite language, found in 1961 on the citadel hill of Amman, Jordan. Dated to the 9th century BCE, it records a building text introduced by the god Milkom. It is one of the longest Ammonite texts and important evidence for the language, which was closely related to Hebrew and Moabite.

Amman Citadel Inscription
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Amman Citadel Inscription. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/amman-citadel-inscription
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“Amman Citadel Inscription.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/amman-citadel-inscription. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Amman Citadel Inscription.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/amman-citadel-inscription.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Amman Citadel Inscription’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/amman-citadel-inscription (Accessed: ).

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