Why Were the Leaders of the Sea Peoples Called ʿȝ.w and Not wr.w? On the Size and Raiding Character of the Sea Peoples’ Groups

This paper discusses the use of the terms ʿȝ and wr for the designation of enemy leaders in ancient Egyptian texts of the Ramesside period. Focus is placed on the choice of the term for leaders of the various Sea Peoples’ groups in the texts of the Medinet Habu temple of Ramesses III. The leaders of...

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Main Author: Matić, Uroš 1987- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2022
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2022, Volume: 388, Pages: 73-89
Further subjects:B Leadership
B raiding
B Late Bronze Age
B Sea Peoples
B Social Organization
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