Archaeologists discovered a sphinx which bears a dedication to the Egyptian ruler Mycerinus, who ruled circa 2500 BCE & built one of the 3 Pyramids at Giza.
By JTA
Archaeologists in northern Israel discovered an Egyptian sphinx thought to date back at least three millennia.
Sphinx, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY – Photo courtesy to Wikimedia Commons
The sphinx was unearthed Tuesday, according to the French news agency AFP, and bears a dedication to the Egyptian ruler Mycerinus, who ruled circa 2500 BCE and built one of the three Pyramids at Giza. Researchers estimate that the sphinx arrived at its location in the town of Tel Hazor in around 1500 BCE as a gift from a later ruler. Continue Reading »
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