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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Tukuler: [QB] [QUOTE] [URL=http://people.tamu.edu/~louhodges/RPTS-209/readings/herkhuf.htm]EXPLORATIONS OF HERKHUF[/URL] [i] ... Yam, a country of whose location we are as yet uncertain, but which was certainly south of the Second Cataract; in fact, some authorities believe it was as far south as Darfur. ... ... the "What" road; it appears to have been farther out in the western desert, probably the Daraw-Kurkur track which is still used by express caravans today. [URL=http://underscore]It passes through the oasis of Kurkur, and here Herkhuf learned that the Chief of Yam had passed that way shortly before him, with the intention of waging war against the Temehu or Libyan inhabitants of the Kharga Oasis.[/URL] For some reason not explained, Herkhuf felt it his duty to follow and act as a peacemaker, in which undertaking he succeeded, for he apparently enjoyed considerable influence and prestige with the people of Yam, who gave him a military escort on his return journey to Egypt.[/i] [/QUOTE]. I don't know about Harkhuf learning in Kurkur about Yam's king marching on Temeh and Kharga as Temeh also seems wrong to me. Though this map places Yam between the 2nd and 3rd cataracts it does correctly place Kurkur, Kharga, and the Wehat Road. [IMG]http://www.ancientdna.com/images/Fig1map.jpg[/IMG] Kharga is too far north, being west of Egypt's 2nd/3rd nome for Nehesi to be warring there within Pharaoh territory. Kurkur is in Wawat and far off track of Wehat Road [QUOTE][b]Harkhuf's Third Journey[/b] His majesty now sent me a third time to Yam; I went forth from - - - upon the Wehat (wh'.t) Road, and I found the ruler of Yam [line 11] going to the land of Temeh (tmh) to smite Temeh [line 12] as far as the western corner of heaven. I went forth after him to the land of Temeh, [line 13] and I pacified him, until he praised all the gods for the king's sake. [line 14] [IMG]http://a.imageshack.us/img191/2613/tanehesu06.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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