The earliest extant written mentions of Jewish people set in stone, known as the Karnak stellas (in honor of the temple at Thebes, where the stone was discovered by researchers at the end of XIX century). Currently, Stella is stored in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
The inscription devoted to the Jews, is contained in the 27th row victories records of Pharaoh Merneptah. It looks like this:
According to many researchers, this is the inscription:
The people of Israel ravaged, his seed DESTROYED
Pharaoh Merneptah, whose success in the final solution of the Jewish question glorifies the ancient Stella, ruled Egypt from 1213 by 1203 BC It is believed that the chronicler, who mades this inscription in stone, slightly exaggerated the merits of the governor.
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The inscription devoted to the Jews, is contained in the 27th row victories records of Pharaoh Merneptah. It looks like this:
The people of Israel ravaged, his seed DESTROYED
Pharaoh Merneptah, whose success in the final solution of the Jewish question glorifies the ancient Stella, ruled Egypt from 1213 by 1203 BC It is believed that the chronicler, who mades this inscription in stone, slightly exaggerated the merits of the governor.
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