Are there any Egyptian hieroglyphics to corroborate the story of Moses and Pharoh?

by ConcertOfPunches
Lasternom

Hi, Do you mean [if there is any reference to Moses, the plagues, or the Exodus in Ancient Egyptian writings?] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/22fdp5/is_there_any_reference_to_moses_the_plagues_or/) Or do you mean another part of the moses and pharoh story ?

OMGSPACERUSSIA

There is some non-contemporary evidence for the Exodus itself, but nothing outside of the Bible mentions Moses. There's also no archaeological evidence, although that's not too terribly surprising. There IS evidence that Israelites were in Egypt during the time of Rameses II, though. Modern thinking seems to be that they were there as mercenaries, rather than as labor.

There is some interesting material to be found in the Bible itself, though. We know that Moses is not a typical Hebrew name, but may be derived from the Egyptian 'messes,' "to be born." See "Ra-messes," or "Ra is Born."