In this inscription he calls himself "Mesha, son of Kemosh-[...], the king of Moab, the Dibonite."

His name is not totally preserved in the inscription, only the theophoric first element Chemosh(-...) surviving; throughout the years scholars have proposed numerous reconstructions, including Chemosh-gad,[2] Chemosh-melek,[3] and Chemosh-yat(ti),[4] the latter of which has found some acceptance, as a Moabite king named Chemosh-yat is known from the Kerak Inscription.

The stele records Mesha's liberation of Moab from under the suzerainty of Israel in c. 850 BC.

If the latter is the case, the interpretation would be that Mesha's deed caused Edom to withdraw from the coalition.

[5] In any case, the effect stated in the Bible is noteworthy, "And there came great wrath against Israel.