A new archaeological find has surprised the scientific community and is a sword belonging to the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II that dates back more than 3,000 years.
The weapon was found inside a series of military fortifications of the time and apparently corresponds to the same period when Pharaoh Ramses II ruled from 1279 to 1213 BC.
It is confirmed that the discovery was made at a former military base known as Tell Al-Abqain and the bronze sword retains its natural shine to this day.
It is not known at this time whether the sword belonged directly to the pharaoh, but it corresponds to a weapon used by someone of high rank within the army. It is believed that it was the property of a general who was very close to the pharaoh and who represented great status and prestige within the spheres of Ramses’ reign.
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The place where the fortifications and the sword were found was in the town of Hoch Eissa, in the city of Beheira, Egypt, where the events of the Book of Exodus also occurred.
So far, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has recovered the ancient weapon for conservation and analysis, along with other pieces found within the ruins of the military fort.
All this has been done with the aim of investigating the customs and doctrines of the time for a better anthropological understanding, and at the same time, theologians will try to connect the dots with the Hebrew books for a better interpretation.
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2024-09-25 16:44:20