A monument erected in the reign of MERENPTAH (1224–1214 B.C.E.), the son and heir of RAMESSES II, this stela, along with the Cairo Column and an inscription discovered in KARNAK, recounts the military challenges facing Merenptah when he took the throne of Egypt. The Libyans and their allies, who hoped to invade Egypt, were defeated by Merenptah at Per-yer in the Delta.
