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Synopsis: The fracturing and diminishment of Egyptian power in the early Iron Age is captured in \u201cThe Report of Wenamun.\u201d\n\n\n\nI found (King Zakar-baal of Byblos) seated in his upper chamber with his back against a window, and the waves of the great sea of Phoenicia broke behind his head. I said to him: \u201cBlessings of Amun!\u201d He said to me: \u201cHow long is it to this day since you came from the place where Amun is?\u201d I said to him: \u201cFive whole months till now.\u201d He said to me: \u201cIf you are right, where is the dispatch of Amun that was in your hand? Where is the letter of the High Priest of Amun that was in your hand?\u201d I said to him: \u201cI gave them to Smendes and Tentamun.\u201d Then he became very angry and said to me: \u201cNow then, dispatches, letters you have none. Where is the ship of pinewood that Smendes gave you? Where is its Phoenician crew? Did he not entrust you to this foreign ship\u2019s captain in order to have him kill you and have them throw you into the sea? From whom would one then seek the god? And you, from whom would one seek you? \u2013 The Report of Wenamun\n\n\n\nMap of the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean:https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/LBA_Hittite_Map.jpg\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices