Ataroth ( Atarot) is the name of two or three Iron Age cities mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the Mesha Stele.

Etymology

Atarot(h) may mean "crowns" or "cattle pens" in Hebrew.

Mesha Stele

The Mesha Stele from about 840 BC was erected commemorating Mesha's victory over the "son" of Omri, but he fails to say which one. He