Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:20:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 01 - Capa.pdf: 51162 bytes, checksum: 61c53fd9702ad8d364287eca95f83b6b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-02-26 / This dissertation introduces the archaeological and literary aspects of Moab, thematic with a lack of publications in Portuguese language. It discusses, firstly, the related facts with the discovery of Mesha s Inscription in the second half of the 19th century, the diplomatic disputes that brought about the destruction of it, as well the scientific works that, in the course of following decades, broach this subject. After that, it presents Moab s main geographical and archaeological characteristics, in the time of Late Bronze, Early Iron and Late Iron Ages, giving special attention to the human settlements, but also to the huge buildings and sculptures, considered essential cultural resources to the patrimonial and segmentary Moabite state that used to make domesticmetaphors to attest its hegemony; in addition, it presents Moab s place in Assyrian world, and its value as a commercial route. The translation of Mesha s Stela, the philological comments and the analysis of its structure and literary style, points out to an elaborated text from clear literary instruments, used to designate the power of the Moabite monarchy. Such archeological and literary aspects support that Moab s development took place after the end of the Omride Israel domination, and besides that, they propose a new look upon the Hebrew Bible.(AU) / Essa dissertação faz uma introdução aos aspectos arqueológicos e literários de Moab, temática carente de publicações em língua portuguesa. Trata, primeiramente, dos fatos relacionados à descoberta da inscrição de Mesa na segunda metade do século 19, das disputas diplomáticas que ocasionaram a destruição da inscrição, bem como das obras científicas que, durante as décadas seguintes, abordaram o assunto. Na seqüência, apresenta as principais características geográficas e arqueológicas de Moab, durante as Idades do Bronze Recente, do Ferro Antigo e do Ferro Recente, dando especial atenção aos assentamentos humanos, mas também às grandes construções e às esculturas, consideradas recursos culturais necessários ao estado moabita, patrimonial e segmentário, que fazia uso de metáforas domésticas para referendar sua hegemonia; além do mais, apresenta o lugar de Moab no mundo assírio, e sua importância como rota comercial. A tradução da estela de Mesa, os comentários filológicos e a análise da sua forma e do seu gênero literário, apontam para um texto elaborado a partir de ferramentas literárias claras, utilizado para marcar o poder da monarquia moabita. Tais aspectos arqueológicos e literários sustentam que o desenvolvimento de Moab ocorreu após o fim da dominação do Israel omrida, além de sugerirem um novo olhar sobre a Bíblia Hebraica.(AU)

The paper is concerned with the synchronic analysis of two ancient texts, i. e. 2 Kings 3, and the Mesha´s stele. Both of them mention an Israelite-Moabite conflict, and it is said they contain two different reports of the same event. The purpose of this thesis is to reconsider this assertion. Both texts were analyzed and their respective literary genres were determined. Then the texts were compared with regard to the aforementioned conflict. At the end of the paper the author concludes, it is neither possible to affirm with any certainty, that both texts reflect the same historical event, nor to disprove it.