A rare amulet bearing the name of the Egyptian ruler Thutmose III, Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty who reigned from 1479 – 1425 BCE, was discovered at the Temple Mount Sifting Project located in Jerusalem”s Tzurim Valley National Park.

The amulet, which is more than 3,200 years old, was found within earth discarded from the Temple Mount by the Waqf Islamic authority – which has been conducting illegal digs in an efforts to uproot all traces of Jewish heritage at the holiest site in Judaism – and was only recently deciphered by archaeologists.

“Thutmose III was one of the most important pharaohs in Egypt’s New Kingdom and is credited with establishing the Egyptian imperial province in Canaan, conducting 17 military campaigns to Canaan and Syria and defeating a coalition of Canaanite kings at the city of Megiddo in 1457 BCE,” stated Dr. Gabriel Barkay, the co-founder and director of the Temple Mount Sifting Project.

“Thutmose III referred to himself as “the one who has subdued a thousand cities,” and it is known that for more than 300 years, during the Late Bronze Age, Canaan and the city state of Jerusalem were under Egyptian dominion, likely explaining the presence of this amulet in Jerusalem.”

The amulet was discovered by Neshama Spielman, a 12-year-old girl from Jerusalem who came with her family to participate in the Temple Mount Sifting Project. (Read more from “Girl Finds Pharaoh’s Amulet at Jerusalem Dig” HERE)

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