The Historicity of Moses: The Identity of Moses in the Egyptian Records

In this video we discuss the identity of Moses, where he fits in the Egyptian records, and what he did before leaving Egypt. To find his identity I used the metrics found in the Bible, and what Josephus said in “The Antiquities of the Jews.” I also used the Ipuwer Papyrus (which is an Egyptian record of the plagues of Egypt) as a hard end for how late these events could have occurred. We also know that there was at least some Hebrew slavery during the late Middle Kingdom period because of the Brooklyn Papyrus 35.1446, which includes a list of slaves with Semetic names, including some which are Biblical Hebrew names, like Shiphrah.

I am about 85 to 90% confident that the names I give here, are indeed the identities of Moses, the princess who rescues him, and the Pharoah who threw the babies in the Nile. But after having examined my logic everyone is welcome to draw their own conclusions.

This is part 2 of my discussion of the Historicity of Moses, to see part 1 go here: https://rumble.com/v6acrva-the-historicity-of-moses-evidence-of-israelite-slavery-and-circumstances-of.html

Given some of the reactions to the previous video, I realize that some people will be tempted to assert there is no evidence without looking at the evidence. Written evidence is evidence, and it is how we know the gross bulk of what we know about history. It is not the opinion of secular (atheist) scholars that the Ipuwer Papyrus and the Brooklyn Papyrus 35.1446 are forgeries (as someone suggested previously). Also, on a more general note, I always make certain to draw a distinction between evidence and the interpretation of evidence, as well as what I know vs what I think. A lot of people get confused about this because most presenters do not distinguish between their conclusions and the evidence, and in public education they especially and particularly do not.

Sources:

“The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 BC” – published by Oxford World’s Classics

“Antiquities of the Jews, Volume 1” by Flavius Josephus

“Amenemhat IV And The End Of The Twelfth Dynasty Between the End and the Beginning” by Stefania Pignattari.

Brookyln Papyrus (Jstor) - https://www.jstor.org/stable/542764

https://pharaoh.se/ancient-egypt/pharaoh/amenemhat-i/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amenemhet-I

https://answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/moses/searching-for-moses/

The Ipuwer Papyrus: https://web.archive.org/web/20190113210039/http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/texts/ipuwer.htm

Ipuwer Papyrus with Exodus comparisons- https://www.bibleblender.com/2020/biblical-lessons/biblical-history/ancient-texts/complete-translation-ancient-egypt-ipuwer-papyrus

Brooklyn Papyrus Images: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3369

https://apxaioc.com/?p=21 (information about the Brooklyn Papyrus)

https://www.patternsofevidence.com/2019/06/01/artifacts-show-biblical-exodus/

Plaque of Amenemhat IV - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/591345

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amenemhet-III

https://mythohub.com/egyptian-mythology/amenemhat-iii-the-sixth-of-the-twelfth-dynasty/

https://www.worldhistory.org/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt/

https://pharaoh.se/ancient-egypt/pharaoh/amenemhat-iv/ (complete throne name)

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amenemhet-III

https://worldhistoryedu.com/amenemhat-iii-life-reign-and-major-accomplishments/

https://ancientegyptonline.co.uk/sobek/

https://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/sobek.html

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/sobeknefru-powerful-pharaoh-and-queen-dragon-court-002753

Regarding Middle Kingdom Pyramids:
https://egyptmythology.com/the-pyramids-of-the-middle-kingdom-a-shift-in-design/

https://www.ncesc.com/who-built-the-pyramids-in-the-middle-kingdom/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/culture-magazines/pyramids-middle-kingdom

https://www.hope-of-israel.org/pyramidegypt.html