Merneptah Victory Stele (Israel Stele)
Merneptah Victory Stele ( Israel Stele ) (IMAGE • archaeology): Egyptian New Kingdom victory monument of Pharaoh Merneptah recording campaigns in Canaan and early Israel . It is closely linked with Merneptah Stele ( Israel Stele ) (Late 13th-century BC Egyptian victory monument containing the earliest extra-biblical mention of ' Israel '): A 3.18-meter black granite commemorative stela of Pharaoh Merneptah detailing military campaigns in Libya and Canaan , concluding with a poetic victory song that lists conquered peoples including Ashkelon , Gezer , Yanoam, and Israel.
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Merneptah Stele ( Israel Stele ) — Monumental black granite commemorative stela of Pharaoh Merneptah recording military campaigns in Canaan and containing the earliest extra-biblical mention of Israel . Code of Hammurabi Stele — Monumental black diorite stele containing 282 legal judgments of King Hammurabi of Babylon , displaying profound thematic and legal parallels with biblical Mosaic law.
