T???????? S????????????l Isl????n???? G????????nit???? St????l????, ????ls???? kn????wn ????s t???????? S????????????l Isl????n???? Insc????i????ti????ns ???????? t???????? F????min???? St????l????, is ????n im????????????t????nt ????ist????????ic????l insc????i????ti????n ????????????m ????nci????nt E????????????t.
T???????? st????l???? w????s c????????????t???????? t???? c????mm????m????????????t???? ????n???? ????????????vi???????? in????????????m????ti????n ????????????????t t???????? c????nst????????cti????n ???????? ???? ????????m ????n???? ???? c????n????l ????????????in???? ???? ????????????i???????? ???????? ????????min????. T????????s???? ????????????lic w????????ks ????????????j????cts w???????????? int????n???????????? t???? miti????????t???? t???????? ????????????????cts ???????? ???? s????v???????????? ????????????????????????t ????n???? ????????min????.
T???????? insc????i????ti????n ????n t???????? st????l???? ????????sc????i????????s t???????? ????v????nts ???????? t???????? s????v????n ????????????????s ???????? ????????min???? t????????t ????cc???????????????????? ????????????in???? Dj????s????????’s ????????i????n. It ????????t????ils t???????? kin????’s ????????s????????ns???? t???? t???????? ????????min????, incl????????in???? ????is ????????????????????ts t???? ????????????????????ss t???????? c????isis t???????????????????????? t???????? c????nst????????cti????n ???????? t???????? ????????m ????n???? c????n????l. T???????? st????l???? ????ls???? ????????c????????????s Dj????s????????’s ????i????t???? ????n???? ????is c????ns????lt????ti????ns wit???? t???????? ???????????? K????n????m, t???????? ????????it???? ????ss????ci????t???????? wit???? t???????? s????????????c???? ???????? t???????? Nil????.
T???????? S????????????l Isl????n???? G????????nit???? St????l???? is si????ni????ic????nt ????????c????????s???? it ????????????vi????????s ????ist????????ic????l ????vi????????nc???? ???????? ???? s????????ci????ic ????????????i???????? ???????? ????????min???? ????n???? t???????? m????????s????????????s t????k????n ???????? t???????? ????nci????nt E????????????ti????n st????t???? t???? ????????????????????ss t???????? c????isis. It ????ls???? s????????????s li????????t ????n t???????? ????????li????i????????s ????????li????????s ????n???? ????????????ctic????s ???????? t???????? tim????.
It is ????n insc????i????ti????n w????itt????n in E????????????ti????n hi????????????????l????????hics ????n ???? 2,5 m hi????h ????n???? 3 m wi???????? ????l????ck ???????? ????????????nit???? l????c????t???????? ????n S????h????l Isl????n????, E????????????t.
Th???? st????l???? t????lls th???? st???????????? ???????? ???? s????v????n-???????????????? ????????????i???????? ???????? ????????????????????ht ????n???? ????????min???? ????????????in???? th???? ????????i????n ???????? Ph????????????????h Dj????s???????? (c????. 2686 BC–c????. 2613 BC).
It is th????????????ht th????t th???? st????l???? w????s insc????i???????????? ????????????in???? th???? Pt????l????m????ic Kin????????????m, kin???? Pt????l????m???? V (205 – 180 BC) ????????????????t 2200 ????????????????s ????????????.
Th???? t???????? ????????????t ???????? th???? st????l???? ????????????icts th???????????? E????????????ti????n ????????iti????s ????n???? in ????????????nt ???????? th????m Dj????s???????? c????????????????in???? ????????????????????in????s.
Th???? t????xt ????????sc????i????????s h????w th???? kin???? is ????????s????t ????n???? w????????????i???????? ????s th???? l????n???? h????s ????????????n in th???? ????????i???? ???????? ???? ????????????????????ht ????n???? ????????min???? ???????????? s????v????n ????????????????s ????n???? h????w th???? E????????????ti????ns ???????????? s????????????????????in???? ????s ???? ????????s????lt ???????? th???? ????????????????????ht ????n???? th????t th???????? ???????????? ????????s????????????????t???? ????n???? ????????????????kin???? th???? l????ws ???????? th???? l????n????.
At th???? tim???? ???????? th???? ????i????st t????????nsl????ti????n ???????? th???? st????l????, it w????s th????????????ht th????t th???? st???????????? ???????? ???? s????v????n-????????????????-????????min???? w????s c????nn????ct???????? t???? th???? ????i????lic????l st???????????? in G????n????sis 41(J????s????????h).
M???????????? ????????c????nt inv????sti????????ti????ns h????v???? sh????wn th????t ???? s????v????n-???????????????? ????????min???? w????s ???? c????mm????n thin???? t???? n????????????l???? ????ll c????lt????????????s ???????? th???? N???????????? E????st: ???? M????s????????????t????mi????n l????????????n???? ????ls???? s????????????ks ????????????????t ???? s????v????n-????????????????-????????min???? ????n???? in th???? w????ll kn????wn Gil????????m????sh-E????????s th???? ???????????? An???? ????iv????s ???? ????????????????h????c???? ????????????????t ???? ????????min???? ???????????? s????v????n ????????????????s.
An????th???????? E????????????ti????n t????l???? t????lks ????????????????t ???? l????n????-l????stin???? ????????????????????ht ????????????????????????s in th???? s????-c????ll???????? “B????????k ???????? th???? T????m????l????”.