2714. THE ‘MENERPTAH STELE’, KNOWN AS THE ‘ISRAEL STELE’. THE HIEROGLIPHIC TEXT DESCRIBES THE VICTORIES OF PHARAOH MENERPHTAN (1211-1202 BC) OVER LYBIANS AND VARIOUS PEOPLES OF WESTERN ASIA. AMONGST THESE IS MENTIONED THE NAME ‘ISRAEL’ FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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