Primary archive record. Made at the time, or by someone who was there.
Merneptah Stele
Egyptian Museum, Cairo, c. 1208 BCE, Merneptah Stele (Israel Stele), Egyptian Museum, Cairo, JE 31408, line 27
Primary archive recordMerneptah Stele, c. 1208 BCE
What it is cited for
Not cited on any event yet.
On members' shelves
Read by 1 member. Omar Alahmad.
Used as evidence in debunks
MisleadingAwaiting review
The Merneptah Stele names Israel as one people among others in Canaan
“Slavery in Egypt has nothing to do with this question. The Merneptah Stele celebrates the defeat in battle of a people/nation called "Israel."”
MisleadingAwaiting review
The Jewish kingdoms were often vassals, and Canaanite city-states came before them
“The only states in Palestine after 1000 B.C.E. that were not controlled by foreign powers were the Jewish kingdoms.”