Pharaonic Tayma Inscription

Pharaonic Tayma Inscription
Jon Bodsworth · Copyrighted free use

Hieroglyphic petroglyph near Tayma oasis in Saudi Arabia's Tabuk Region, discovered in 2010 by local archaeologists. Found ~400 km north of Madinah and northeast of Madain Saleh, it is the first confirmed hieroglyphic epigraph discovered in the Kingdom. The inscription names Pharaoh Ramesses II (User-Maat-Ra), indicating Egyptian influence or trade connections in northwestern Arabia during the 13th century BC.[1]

TypePetroglyphs
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountrySaudi Arabia
Coordinates27.9838° N, 39.8110° E

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