This stele was found in Thebes in 1896.
The Inscription contains a hymn, which is followed by a list of the Pharaoh's
conquests.
The list includes Israel. This section outlined says that "Israel is devastated, having no seed."
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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