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Tel Dan stele
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The Tel Dan Stele is a fragmentary stele with an Old Aramaic inscription written in the Phoenician script. It is generally dated to the 9th-century BCE, though some scholars have proposed later dates;
Tel Dan Stele, Israel Museum. Highlighted in white: the sequence B Y T D W D.
Tel Dan Stele, Israel Museum. Highlighted in white: the sequence B Y T D W D.
Merneptah Stele
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The Merneptah Stele, also known as the Israel Stele or the Victory Stele of Merneptah, is an inscription by Merneptah, a pharaoh in ancient Egypt who reigned from 1213 to 1203 BCE. Discovered by Flind
Tel Dan stele
…of only four known extra-biblical inscriptions made during a roughly 400-year period (1200–800 BCE) containing the name "Israel", the others being the Merneptah Stele, the Mesha Stele, and the Kurkh Monoliths. The Tel Dan inscription generated considerable debate and a flurry of articles, debating its age, authorship…
The stele in 2023
The stele in 2023
A portion of line 27, translated as "Israel [foreign people]"
A portion of line 27, translated as "Israel [foreign people]"
The stele in the Egyptian Museum in 2022, with tourists shown for scale
The stele in the Egyptian Museum in 2022, with tourists shown for scale
The reverse side of the stele
The reverse side of the stele