The Story of Wen-Amon | ancient Egyptian text | Britannica (original) (raw)

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Egyptian rule in Phoenicia

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  In Lebanon: Origins and relations with Egypt
  In The Story of Wen-Amon, a tale of an Egyptian religious functionary sent to Byblos to secure cedar about 1100 bce, the episode of the functionary’s inhospitable reception shows the extent of the decline of Egypt’s authority in Phoenicia at this time. Sheshonk (Shishak) I, the…
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  In Lebanon: Commerce of Lebanon
  The Story of Wen-Amon recounts the tale of a Phoenician merchant, Werket-el of Tanis in the Nile delta, who was described as the owner of 50 ships that sailed between Tanis and Sidon. The Sidonians are also famous in the poems of Homer as craftsmen,…
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