Giant statue of Ramses II uncovered in Cairo suburbs
Lesson Brief
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A giant statue of Ramses II, as well as another believed to be of Pharoah Seti II, has been uncovered in the suburbs of Cairo. The statues are in fairly good quality despite being broken into several large pieces. Despite the excitement generated by the finds, Egypt's Antiquities Ministry has come under intense scrutiny on social media over the way in which the statues were extracted using rudimentary cranes.
Suggested Set: Who were the Philistines?
Video Vocabulary:
יציבות | stability | אל השמש | Sun God |
כתובת | inscription | בַּרְוָז | duck |
כֵּס | throne | חריצים | Notches, grooves |
כפות הרגליים | The feet | לסמל , מסמל | To symbolize |
להכניע , הכניע | To subjugate, he subjugated | ניצחון | victory |