Israel – An ancient stone fragment with archaic Egyptian signs found at a dig near Lake Kinneret is the first of its kind to be found outside Egypt, archaeologists said.
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The Tel Bet Yerah (Khirbet el-Kerak) site, where the 1.574 inch long stone fragment was found last week, was on an ancient highway that connected Egypt to the ancient Near East. It is also where the Jordan River empties into Lake Kinneret.
Tel Aviv University’s Raphael Greenberg and David Wengrow of England directed the teams at the dig.
Such finds are rare enough in Egypt let alone outside of the country, Greenberg said.
The carvings on the stone fragment he said shows an arm and hand grasping a scepter and an early form of the ankh sign (key of life). Greenberg estimated the stone fragment dates back to Egypt’s First Dynasty period around 3000 BCE.
They quickly decoded the acient writing…it says “Last water for 60’000 cubits”
Real question is if the Goa’ulds also ruled the land of canaan or only egypt.
An ancient stone fragment, 1.574 inch long, was found near Lake Kinneret, which shows that it is Egyptian because it contains archaic Egyptian signs, an arm and hand grasping a scepter and an early form of the ankh sign. Up until here is a fact. From here on is PURE speculation and wishful thinking, and you don’t have to be a scientist to scratch your head, close your eyes and sniff the air, and say just about whatever comes to your mind.
“First of its kind to be found outside Egypt, archaeologists said”. Maybe; because almost all artifacts on the open market don’t have any pedigrees, or place of origination, so they don’t really know.
“Such finds are rare enough in Egypt let alone outside of the country, Greenberg said”. Every artifact is considered rare and I doubt that it is that rare to find such things in Egypt. The earth there is rich with these artifacts.
“Greenberg estimated the stone fragment dates back to Egypt’s First Dynasty period around 3000 BCE”. Based on what? On wishful thinking? The “ankh” has a long history in ancient Egypt and to tell from which period it is, ain’t enough to be an archeologist. Ain’t even enough to be an expert on Egyptian artifacts; but at least then it’s based on an educated guess.
I’m writing this because I just can’t stomach how we are all taken for a ride, day in and day out. Zei Kenen Ah Krenk.
How highly possible would it be to say that this may have been brought to Israel by the Jews of the Exodus? At least as likely as any other story that these diggers can come up with.
Maybe Greenberg and team should ask Dr. Daniel Jackson. Of course he’ll probably tell them that it came from Chulak or Abydos.
If its really from 3000 BCE then it survived the mabul. Was there an Egytptian civilization before the mabul which was wiped out and then reestablished with the same culture and symbols as before? Hmmmm, Interesting…Very Interesting.