Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min · 2 segments
In the early 11th century BCE, the Egyptian official Wen-Amun was dispatched on a diplomatic mission to Byblos to acquire timber for the sacred barque of Amun-Ra. His journey quickly unraveled…
He stood in their midst and said to the checker, What is your errand? They said to him, It's after the blasted ships that we've come, which you are sending to Egypt with our adversary.
The prince replied, I cannot imprison the messenger of Amun in my land.
Let me send him off and you can follow him to capture him.
And so he loaded me on board and sent me off from the harbour of the sea.
The wind drove me to the land of Alashia.
The inhabitants of the town came out to kill me.
I pushed myself between them to the place where Atabu, the princess of the town, was.
I greeted her and said to the people standing near her, is there no one amongst you who understands the language of Egypt? One amongst them said, I understand.
I said to him, tell my mistress I have heard as far away as Thebes that in every town wrong is done, but in the land of Alashia, right is done.
Does one now do wrong here? If the sea rages and the wind drives me to the place in which you are, would you let them receive me as to kill me, although I am the messenger of Amun? They will look for me to the end of days.
She had the people summoned, said to me, be at ease.
He stood in their midst and said to the checker, What is your errand? They said to him, It's after the blasted ships that we've come, which you are sending to Egypt with our adversary.
The prince replied, I cannot imprison the messenger of Amun in my land.
Let me send him off and you can follow him to capture him.
And so he loaded me on board and sent me off from the harbour of the sea.
The wind drove me to the land of Alashia.
The inhabitants of the town came out to kill me.
I pushed myself between them to the place where Atabu, the princess of the town, was.
I greeted her and said to the people standing near her, is there no one amongst you who understands the language of Egypt? One amongst them said, I understand.
I said to him, tell my mistress I have heard as far away as Thebes that in every town wrong is done, but in the land of Alashia, right is done.
Does one now do wrong here? If the sea rages and the wind drives me to the place in which you are, would you let them receive me as to kill me, although I am the messenger of Amun? They will look for me to the end of days.
She had the people summoned, said to me, be at ease.
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