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title: Stele of Merenptah
author: Webscribe
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9384/stele-of-merenptah/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Stele of Merenptah
_Authored by Webscribe_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9384.jpg)
## Image Caption
Stele of Merenptah. [Israel](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Israel/) as a cultural entity is first mentioned in this stele of the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) Merenptah (1213-1203 BCE) in which he states that “Israel lies devastated, bereft of its seed”. (Cairo Museum, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/))
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Webscribe. (2018, October 26). Stele of Merenptah. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merenptah_Israel_Stele_Cairo.jpg) by [**Webscribe**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merenptah_Israel_Stele_Cairo.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 26 October 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.