Sety I (Part 2).

Sety I (Part 2): The First Campaign of Victory. In1302 BCE, the pharaoh Men-Ma’at-Ra Sety I led a military expedition to the east. He attacked the Bedouin (the “shasu”) in Sinai. Then, he turned his sights on Canaan. The new King was an active warlord, aggressive and eager to fight. Thanks to records at Karnak and elsewhere, we can trace his assault…

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