Inscribed Lintel of Ramesses-weser-khepesh, Tel Beth Shean
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An Inscribed Lintel, inscribed for one Ramesses-weser-khepesh was discovered in the course of the University of Pennsylvania's excavations at Tel Beth Shean in the 1920s. The piece represents the more impressive items of Egyptian relief sculpture from the site.
[James 1966: 161-163, 167-169, figs 92:1, 93:1]
Ḥr.(w) k3 nḫt ʿ3 nsyt nb t3.wy Wsr-M3ʿ.t-Rʿ.(w) Mry-Jmn.(w) nb ḫʿ.w Rʿ.(w)-mss-ḥq3-Jwnw j3w n=k s[...]q tw m ḥḥwy nn stn tw r Rʿ.(w) [ ... m]ky Kmt jry=k nby=s mj Rʿ.(w) [ ... ] ḥr.y n k3 n sš nsw jmy-r3 pr wr R[ʿ.(w)-mss]-wsr-ḫpš m3ʿ-ḫrw
Although not found in situ, the depiction and accompanying inscription suggest that the lintel originally belonged to Building 1500.
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Bibliography
- James, Frances [1966], The Iron Age at Beth Shan - a Study of Levels VI - IV, Philadelphia: University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 1966.
