"The Walls of the Ruler" in Egyptian Literature and the Archaeological Record

Investigating Egypt's Eastern Frontier in the Bronze Age

Bibliographic Data

ID15914217
AuthorsJames K Hoffmeier (corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume343
Pages1-20
Publication date2006-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-097X • E-ISSN: 2161-8062
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/basor25066962
OpenAlexW15486227
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited1

The "Walls of the Ruler" have long been thought to be part of Egypt's eastern frontier defense system from the early part of the second millennium B.C. Known only from Egyptian texts, any such network during this period is currently not verified by archaeological evidence. The route between Egypt and Canaan in the second millennium B.C. is believed to have run along the northern coast of Sinai. Recent archaeological and geomorphological work in North Sinai has helped to clarify the route during the New Kingdom; and the discoveries of forts at Tells Hebua and Borg, the latter of which I have been responsible for excavating since 2000, have further clarified our view. This article reviews the new evidence for Egypt's defense network during the New Kingdom or Late Bronze Age, including the western end of the route that connected Egypt and the Levant

Ancient history · Archaeological evidence · Archaeological record · Archaeology · Art · Bronze · Bronze Age · Frontier · Geography · Iron Age · Kingdom · Period (music · Ruler · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Geology · History · Paleontology

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