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It covered the region from the Negev Desert north to the Orontes River. The borders of Retjenu shifted with time, but it generally consisted of three regions.[dubious  \u2013 discuss] The southernmost was Djahy, which had about the same boundaries as Canaan.[2]Lebanon proper was located in the middle, between the Mediterranean and the Orontes River[dubious  \u2013 discuss].[2] North of Lebanon was designated Amurru, the land of the Amorites.[2]  Table of ContentsOccurrences of the term[edit]12th Dynasty[edit]17th Dynasty[edit]18th Dynasty[edit]Depictions in Egyptian reliefs[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Occurrences of the term[edit]Overall, numerous mentions of the Retjenu appear in Egyptian inscriptions.[3]12th Dynasty[edit]The earliest attestation of the name occurs in the Sebek-khu Stele, dated to the reign of Senusret III (reign: 1878\u20131839 BCE), recording the earliest known Egyptian military campaign in the Levant and their victory over the Retjenu: “His Majesty proceeded northward to overthrow the Asiatics. His Majesty reached a foreign country of which the name was Sekmem (…) Then Sekmem fell, together with the wretched Retenu”, where Sekmem (s-k-m-m) is thought to be Shechem.[4][5][6]  Scarabs with the name “Retjenu” have been found in Avaris, also dating to the 12th Dynasty (1991-1802 BCE).[7]The name also occurs in the Tale of Sinuhe (written during the early 12th Dynasty), inscribed on a piece of limestone[dubious  \u2013 discuss] in the 14th century BCE.[citation needed]17th Dynasty[edit]Kamose, the last king of the Theban 17th Dynasty (c. 1580\u20131550 BCE), refers to Apepi, the Hyksos pharaoh, as a “Chieftain of Retjenu” in a stela that implies a Canaanite background for this Hyksos king.[8]18th Dynasty[edit]The Retjenu people are depicted in the 18th Dynasty tomb of Rekhmire (TT100).Syrians bringing presents to Tuthmosis III (18th Dynasty), in the tomb of Rekhmire, circa 1450 BCE (actual painting and interpretational drawing). They are labeled “Chiefs of Retjenu”.[9][10]Depictions in Egyptian reliefs[edit]The Sebek-khu Stele, dated to the reign of Senusret III (reign: 1878\u20131839 BCE), records the earliest known Egyptian military campaign in the Levant. The text reads “Then Sekmem fell, together with the wretched Retenu”, where Sekmem (s-k-m-m) is thought to be Shechem.Egyptian relief depicting a battle against West Asiatics. Reign of Amenhotep II, Eighteenth Dynasty, c. 1427\u20131400 BCESyrian tribute bearer from a Theban tomb of the 18-19th dynasty.See also[edit]References[edit]^ Faulkner, Ramond O. Middle Egyptian. p. 154. Griffith Institute, Oxford, 1962.^ a b c Steindorff, George. When Egypt Ruled the East. p. 47. University of Chicago Press, 1942.^ Parkinson, R. B. (2009). Reading Ancient Egyptian Poetry: Among Other Histories. John Wiley & Sons. p.\u00a0205. ISBN\u00a0978-1-4051-2547-5.^ Pritchard, James B. (2016). Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement. Princeton University Press. p.\u00a0230. ISBN\u00a0978-1-4008-8276-2.^ Manchester Museum: 3306 Stela, Object, Registered, Africa, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Abydos^ The Land of the Bible: A Historical Geography, Yohanan Aharoni^ Martin, Geoffrey T. (1998). “The Toponym Retjenu on a Scarab from Tell el-Dab\u02bfa”. \u00c4gypten und Levante \/ Egypt and the Levant. 8: 109\u2013112. ISSN\u00a01015-5104. JSTOR\u00a023786957.^ Ryholt, K. S. B.; B\u00fclow-Jacobsen, Adam (1997). The Political Situation in Egypt During the Second Intermediate Period, C. 1800-1550 B.C. Museum Tusculanum Press. p.\u00a0131. ISBN\u00a0978-87-7289-421-8.^ “The foreigners of the fourth register, with long hairstyles and calf-length fringed robes, are labeled Chiefs of Retjenu, the ancient name tor the Syrian region. Like the Nubians, they come with animals, in this case horses, an elephant, and a bear; they also offer weapons and vessels most likely filled with precious substance.” in Hawass, Zahi A.; Vannini, Sandro (2009). The lost tombs of Thebes: life in paradise. Thames & Hudson. p.\u00a0120. ISBN\u00a09780500051597.^ Zakrzewski, Sonia; Shortland, Andrew; Rowland, Joanne (2015). Science in the Study of Ancient Egypt. Routledge. p.\u00a0268. ISBN\u00a0978-1-317-39195-1.^ “Tomb-painting British Museum”. The British Museum."},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki\/retjenu-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Retjenu – Wikipedia"}}]}]