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R III

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Saudi archaeologists discovered a hieroglyphic inscription belonging to King Ramses III, one of the kings of ancient Egypt, in the Zaydania area of Tayma Governorate in northern Saudi Arabia. This inscription is the first hieroglyphic inscription found in the Arabian Peninsula; it is on a fixed rock and bears the royal signature. The path to the discovery is marked with cartouches (royal signatures) of King Ramses III, and its presence near Tayma raised the question of civilizational context that could explain a cartouche deep in the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula.

The concept is to construct a maze of cubes with the inscription of Ramses III engraved on the surface. Copper will be used, which was acquired through missions to the Arabian Peninsula. This project will constitute a turning point in studying the roots of the civilizational relations between Egypt and Arabia.

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