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First
pharaoh-era relic found in Saudi Arabia
Monday November 08, 2010 02:11:13 PM,
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Riyadh:
Saudi archaeologists have found a rock bearing an ancient
hieroglyphic inscription of an Egyptian pharaoh - making it the
first such confirmed pharaoh-era relic discovered in the kingdom.
Though the discovery was made in July near the ancient oasis of Tayma in Tabuk province, which was a place for a halt on an
ancient land route between Arabia and the Nile valley, the Saudi
Commission for Tourism and Antiquity (SCTA) made the announcement
only Sunday, Xinhua reported citing Arab News.
"The rock was bearing an inscription of King Ramses III, one of
the kings who ruled ancient Egypt between 1192-1160 B.C.," SCTA
vice president Ali al-Ghabban was quoted as saying.
Ghabban said a temple of King Ramses III was found near the port
of Abu Zenima on the Gulf of Suez.
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