The Exodus, 1300-1200 BCE

Highlights-

• The Story of Moses, 1330-1210 BCE
• The Battle of Kadesh at the Ramesseum, 1274 BCE
• Stelae and Reliefs of Pharaoh Merneptah, c. 1207 BCE
• Papyrus Anastasi V, c. 1200 BCE

1. Overview
   1. The Mists of Antiquity 2000-1000 BC, Teddy Kollek and Moshe Pearlman, Jerusalem- Sacred City of Mankind, Steimatzky Ltd., Jerusalem, 1991.
   2. Biblical History- From Abraham to Moses, c. 1850-1200 BCE, Steven Feldman, COJS.
2. Artifacts
   1. Ugaritic Alphabet Tablet, 14th-13th century BCE
   2. Marzeah Tablet, c. mid-14th century BCE
   3. The Story of Moses, 1330-1210 BCE
   4. The Capture of Joppa, c. 1300 BCE
   5. Book of the Dead, c. 1300 BCE
   6. Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer, c. 1300 BCE
   7. The Construction of Pithom, 1292-1225 BCE
   8. Stele of Seti, 1294-1279 BCE
   9. Abydos King List, 1294-1279 BCE
   10. Mummy of Seti, 1279 BCE
   11. Turin King List, 1279-1213 BCE
   12. Statue of Ramesses II, 1279-1212 BCE
   13. Ramesses II Inscription, 1279-1212 BCE
   14. Mummy of Ramesses II, 1279-1212 BCE
   15. Dream Interpretation Manual, c. 1275 BCE
   16. Beit el-Wali
   17. Ozymandias
   18. Leather Scroll- Quota for Brick-making, 1274 BCE
   19. The Battle of Kadesh at the Ramesseum, 1274 BCE
   20. Stela of Ramesses II, 1261 BCE
   21. Ramesses the Great and the Hittite Treaty, 1258 BCE
   22. Papyrus Harris, late 13th-early 12th century BCE
   23. The Wisdom of Amenemope, 1250 BCE
   24. The Lakhish Ewer, c. 1220 BCE
   25. Stelae and Reliefs of Pharaoh Merneptah, c. 1207 BCE
   26. Mummy of Merneptah, 1213 – 1203 BCE
   27. Papyrus Anastasi I, c. 1200 BCE
   28. Papyrus Anastasi III, c. 1200 BCE
   29. Papyrus Anastasi V, c. 1200 BCE
   30. Jar Handle, 13th century BCE
   31. Bronze Statue of Caananite Ruler, 13th century BCE
   32. Archives of Ashour Adein, 13th century BCE
   33. Beit Shemesh Hoard, 13th century BCE
   34. Canaanite Ivory Knife Handle, 13th or 12th century BCE
   35. Bronze Scepters and Incense Burner, 13th or 12th century BCE
   36. Mt. Ebal Altar, 13th-12th century BCE
   37. Epithet of El, late Iron Age
   38. Hittite Figure
3. Articles
   1. Hittites in the Bible- What Does Archaeology Say? Aharon Kempinski, BAR 5-05, Sep-Oct 1979.
   2. Red Sea or Reed Sea? Bernard F. Batto, BAR 10-04, Jul-Aug 1984.
   3. Redating the Exodus, John J. Bimson and David Livingston, BAR 13-05, Sep-Oct 1987.
   4. Ancient Records and the Exodus Plagues, Robert R. Stieglitz, BAR 13-06, Nov-Dec 1987.
   5. The Route Through Sinai, Itzhaq Beit-Arieh, BAR 14-03, May-Jun 1988.
   6. Pomegranate Scepters and Incense Stand with Pomegranates Found in Priest’s Grave, Michal Artzy, BAR 16-01, Jan-Feb 1990.
   7. 3,200-Year-Old Picture of Israelites Found in Egypt, Frank J. Yurco, BAR 16-05, Sep-Oct 1990.
   8. Scholars Disagree- Can You Name the Panel with the Israelites? Anson F. Rainey, BAR 17-06, Nov-Dec 1991.
   9. Power to the Powerless—A Long-Lost Song of Miriam, George J. Brooke, BAR 20-03, May-Jun 1994.
   10. Exodus Itinerary Confirmed by Egyptian Evidence, Charles R. Krahmalkov, BAR 20-05, Sep-Oct 1994.
   11. BARlines- Huge Tomb in Egypt May Hold Pharaoh’s Firstborn, Carol Arenberg, BAR 21-04, Jul-Aug 1995.
   12. First Person- A Name in Search of a Story, Hershel Shanks, BAR 24-01, Jan-Feb 1998.
   13. Let My People Go and Go and Go and Go, Abraham Malamat, BAR 24-01, Jan-Feb 1998.
   14. The Egyptianizing of Canaan, Carolyn R. Higginbotham, BAR 24-03, May-Jun 1998.
   15. Cultural Crossroads, Trude Dothan, BAR 24-05, Sep-Oct 1998.
   16. Strata- A Lot More than Oranges, Judith Sudilovsky, BAR 26-02, Mar-Apr 2000.
   17. How Reliable Is Exodus? Alan R. Millard, BAR 26-04, Jul-Aug 2000.
   18. Contrasting Insights of Biblical Giants, BAR 30-04, Jul-Aug 2004.
   19. A People Is Born, Rina Abrams, COJS.
   20. Derechef Ramses II, National Museum News, Spring 2007.
4. Maps
   1. The Sinai Peninsula
5. Videos
   1. Was Moses Really Egyptian?
   2. Decisive Battles- The Battle of Kadesh, History Channel
   3. Who Were the Biblical Philistines?
   4. Shiloh
6. Websites
   1. Digital Egypt for Universities
   2. Moses’ Egyptian Roots, NOVA