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22: 219:— Sherden, Shekelesh, Ekwesh, Lukka, Teresh. Taking the best of every warrior and every man of war of his country. He has brought his wife and his children — leaders of the camp, and he has reached the western boundary in the fields of Perire. 195:
The "Great chief Meryey" had 6 sons, all of whom were slain at Perire. He led a confederacy or an army of 40,000 men to war against Merneptah and, though successful at the beginning, was eventually defeated at Prosopis.
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threw down their weapons, abandoned their baggage and dependents, and ran for their lives. Merneptah states that he defeated the invasion, killing 6,000 soldiers and taking 9,000 prisoners.
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handing him a sword and saying, "Take thou (it) and banish thou the fearful heart from thee." When the bowmen went forth, says the inscription, "
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The inscription describes in full detail Meryey's feverish emotional collapse upon the field of battle upon realizing defeat was imminent.
156:(1213-1203 BC). Son of a man named Ded, Meryey is mentioned as the architect of a major military alliance amongst his nation, the 222:"His majesty was enraged at their report, like a lion," assembled his court and gave a rousing speech. Later, he dreamed he saw 211:"... the third season, saying: 'The wretched, fallen chief of Libya, Meryey, son of Ded, has fallen upon the country of 255: 348: 299: 265: 105: 86: 58: 338: 328: 289: 43: 65: 72: 333: 205: 54: 39: 32: 343: 8: 353: 295: 261: 79: 322: 147: 137: 189: 173: 165: 185: 231: 177: 153: 21: 157: 146:), during the late 13th century BC, contemporary with that of the 181: 150: 208:
describes the scene when Merneptah receives news of the attack:
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was with them as a shield." After six hours, the surviving
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