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Title: Coins from Era of Joseph Found in Egypt.
Source: Memri.org
URL Source: http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD256109
Published: Sep 27, 2009
Author: Wajih Al-Saqqar
Post Date: 2009-09-27 23:26:02 by Armadillo
Keywords: Joseph, Bible, Egypt, coins
Views: 316
Comments: 7

Coins have been found that bear the name and likeness of Joseph from the Bible.


"The researchers discovered the coins when they sifted through thousands of small archeological artifacts stored in [the vaults of] the Museum of Egypt. [Initially] they took them for charms, but a thorough examination revealed that the coins bore the year in which they were minted and their value, or effigies of the pharaohs [who ruled] at the time of their minting. Some of the coins are from the time when Joseph lived in Egypt, and bear his name and portrait.

"There used to be a misconception that trade [in Ancient Egypt] was conducted through barter, and that Egyptian wheat, for example, was traded for other goods. But surprisingly, Koranic verses indicate clearly that coins were used in Egypt in the time of Joseph.

"Research team head Dr. Sa'id Muhammad Thabet said that during his archeological research on the Prophet Joseph, he had discovered in the vaults of the [Egyptian] Antiquities Authority and of the National Museum many charms from various eras before and after the period of Joseph, including one that bore his effigy as the minister of the treasury in the Egyptian pharaoh's court…
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"The researcher identified coins from many different periods, including coins that bore special markings identifying them as being from the era of Joseph. Among these, there was one coin that had an inscription on it, and an image of a cow symbolizing Pharaoh's dream about the seven fat cows and seven lean cows, and the seven green stalks of grain and seven dry stalks of grain. It was found that the inscriptions of this early period were usually simple, since writing was still in its early stages, and consequently there was difficulty in deciphering the writing on these coins. But the research team [managed to] translate [the writing on the coin] by comparing it to the earliest known hieroglyphic texts…

"Joseph's name appears twice on this coin, written in hieroglyphs: once the original name, Joseph, and once his Egyptian name, Saba Sabani, which was given to him by Pharaoh when he became treasurer. There is also an image of Joseph, who was part of the Egyptian administration at the time.

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#1. To: Armadillo (#0)

MEMRI is a MOSSAD front group that promotes the Israel fraud.

noone222  posted on  2009-09-28   5:11:03 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#2. To: noone222, farmfriend, all (#1)

MEMRI is a MOSSAD front group that promotes the Israel fraud.

Is the Egyptian daily "Al-Ahram", writer Wajih Al-Saqqar, and Dr. Sa'id Muhammad Thabet, also part of the "fraud" you mention?
Instead of yet another 4um anti-Israel screed, how about commenting on the articles content.

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