Quoted by Live Science; Archaeologists in southern Jordan have recorded a stone that coains the name of Ramses III, ancie Egyptian Pharaoh. The discovery, which was scieifically documeed for the first time, shows that the Ramses III army passed the route about 5 years ago.
Ramses III, who was ruled between 1 and 2 BC, reigns at a turbule period of history. Historical reports indicate the defeat of the “sea” and the preservation of the Egyptian empire against the invasion. He also camped in the eastern Mediterranean to expand Egypt’s influence in the region.
This inscription is located on a rocky wall near a natural fouain that makes it very difficult to access. Prior to this year, only a few researchers were aware of it, but now this monume has been officially registered and iroduced by Dr. Ali al -Monasr, head of the Departme of Cultural Resources and Museum of Hashemia University of Jordan.
Dr. al -Monasr says:
The importance of this discovery is not only because of the royal engraving, but because it is part of the mouain and cannot be moved. Previously there was only one Egyptian inscription in northern Jordan that was engraved on a portable stone.
The former Egyptian minister of historical monumes, who collaborate with the Jordanian research team, explains that the name “Sa’-Vara” (meaning “Ra’s son”) is engraved on this inscription; The title that connects Ramses III to the Egyptian Sun God. He added that the Pharaoh’s army had previously put a similar inscription in the Tima, a region in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
According to al -Monasr, Ramses III may have passed through this crossing to secure business routes and access to resources such as Copper – which is widely found in southeast of Jordan. With the coinuation of archaeological excavations near the site, further evidence may be discovered of the presence and campaigns of the Pharaoh in the future.
