Episode 68b: Deception at Joppa – The History of Egypt Podcast

Interlude: The General Djehuty and His Tricks.

1475 – 1450 BCE. Sometime in the reign of Thutmose III, a siege took place at Joppa (Tel Aviv, Israel). The Egyptians, never quite mastering siege-craft, were starving their enemy out, when an unusual opportunity presented itself. Thinking quickly, the wily Djehuty made a cunning plan…

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The “face” of Djehuty — The “face” of Djehuty
From his tomb at Saqqara.

A gold bowl (possibly fake) with the name and titles of Djehuty — A gold bowl (possibly fake) with the name and titles of Djehuty

A gold bracelet (genuine) of Djehuty, now in Leiden — A gold bracelet (genuine) of Djehuty, now in Leiden

The “Ashburnam Ring” — The “Ashburnam Ring”
Actually belonging to Djehuty, now in the British Museum

Israel in Roman times — Israel in Roman times
Joppa is at far left, in Judea Province

An alabaster jar belonging to Djehuty — An alabaster jar belonging to Djehuty
From his tomb at Saqqara (Louvre)

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