68b: Deception at Joppa

Troy before Troy. In the reign of Thutmose III, the Egyptian general Djehuty led a siege at Joppa (Yappho / Yafa, in modern Tel Aviv). The enemy were resisting all attempts to break in. Until Djehuty had a cunning plan...

• Logo: A gold cupt belonging to the general Djehuty, from his tomb at Saqqara (Louvre).
• Date c. 1465 BCE.
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• Music by Michael Levy www.ancientlyre.com.

Select Bibliography:

• Anthony Spalinger, War in Ancient Egypt, 2005
• William K. Simpson, The Literature of Ancient Egypt, 2003
• Colleen Manassa, Imagining the Past: Historical Fiction in New Kingdom Egypt, 2013

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