In 1872, a stone inscribed with Phoenician writing was allegedly discovered in Paraíba, Brazil.[6][7] It tells of a Phoenician ship which, due to a storm, was separated from a fleet sailing from Egypt around Africa; it also mentions the pharaoh Necho I or Necho II.[6] A transcription was shown to Ladislau de Souza Mello Netto, director of the National Museum of Brazil.