Egypt Archaeologists Link 3,000-Year-Old Tell Abu Seifi Find to Lost City of Mesen
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 20
Egypt Archaeologists Link 3,000-Year-Old Tell Abu Seifi Find to Lost City of Mesen
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 20
Summary
A massive sandstone lintel bearing Ramesses II’s titles has been uncovered at Tell Abu Seifi, giving archaeologists fresh evidence that the North Sinai site may be the lost city of Mesen.
The inscription also mentions restoring a statue of Horus, “Lord of the City of Mesen,” which Egyptian officials said strengthens the identification, though they stressed excavation and scientific study are still underway.
The dig also revealed a fortified temple complex with a mudbrick enclosure wall, gates, storage rooms, two stone roads and fragments of falcon statues, pointing to the site’s military and religious importance.
Tell Abu Seifi stood on the Horus Military Road linking Egypt with Sinai and Canaan, a route some scholars connect to the biblical Exodus, while parts of the site were later reused as a Roman barracks in the 3rd century A.D.