This stele was found in Thebes in1896.
The Inscription contains a hymn, which is followed by a list of the Pharaoh's
conquests.
The list includes Israel.
The earliest reference outside the Bible to the name.
c.1224 BCE. Limestone. 2.3m high.
Cairo Museum 34025.
This picture has been adapted from figure 40 on page 47 of
'Illustrations
from Biblical Archaeology' by D J Wiseman - Tyndale
Press - 1958.
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