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The Year 8 inscription and Sea Peoples reliefs of Ramesses III: transcription

Objectpublisher (free PDF from the University of Chicago)Year 8 of Ramesses III, about 1177 BC (or 1188 BC)Copy of The Year 8 inscription and Sea Peoples reliefs of Ramesses III
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William F. Edgerton and John A. Wilson, 1177. publisher (free PDF from the University of Chicago)

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TranscriptionWilliam F. Edgerton and John A. Wilson · archive.org · 1936 · publisher (free PDF from the University of Chicago)Primary source: Historical Records of Ramses III: The Texts in Medinet Habu, Volumes I and II, translated with explanatory notes (SAOC 12)2 steps from the original

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SohagAsyutKom OmboHurghadaEl KhargaAl WajhBur Safaga1Medinet Habu200 kmSohagEl MinyaAsyutAswan1200 km

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