Detail of Rameses II

ID: LNNEK12

Detail of Rameses II

Detail of the oldest of all the “inscriptions” of Nahr el–Kalb—that of Rameses II (1292–1225 B.C.) sacrificing a prisoner to the god Harmakhis.

Originally this inscription was covered with hieroglyphic writing that unfortunately has been weathered away.

This image courtesy of Mark Connally.

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Keywords: Map Maps, Lebanon, North, Mark Connally, Nahr el–Kalb, Kalb, Dog River, Wolf River, Rameses III, XIV, Sacrifice Prisoner