History of Dor. 35 



received by the ruling Nesubenebded, and sent on his way in a ship 

 under the command of a Syrian captain. To quote from "NVena- 

 mon's own account': "Nesubenebded and Tentamon sent me with 

 the ship-captain, Mengebet, and I descended into the great Syrian 

 (H'-rw) sea, in the fourth month of the third season, on the first 

 day. I arrived at Dor a city of Thekel (T'-k'-r'), and Bedel 

 (B'-dy-r')", its king, caused to be brought forth for me much bread, 

 a jar of wine, and a joint of beef. 



"Then a man of my ship tied, having stolen: 



— (vessels) of gold (amounting to) 5 del)en 



4 vessels of silver, amounting to 20 deben 



A sack of silver 11 deben 



(Total of what) he (stole) o deben of gold 



31 deben of silver. 

 (About 1\ lbs. of gold and about 1^ lbs. of silver — Breasted.) 



" In the morning then I rose and went to the abode of the prince, 

 and I said to him: 'I have been robbed in thy harbor. Since thou 

 art the king of this land, thou art therefore its investigator, who 

 should search for my money. For the money belongs to Amon-Re, 

 King of Gods, the lord of the lands; it belongs to Nesubenebded, 

 and it belongs to Hrihor, my lord, and the other magnates of 

 Egypt; it belongs also to Weret (Wrty), and to MekmeP 

 (M-k'-m-rw), and to Zakar-Baal (T'-k'-rw-B-'-r')\ the prince of 

 Byblos^'." 



"He said to me: 'To thy honor and thy excellence! but behold 

 I know nothing of this complaint which thou hast lodged with me. 

 If the thief belonged to my land, he who went on board (Lit., 

 descended into) thy ship, that he might steal thy treasure, I would 

 repay it to thee from my treasury, till they find thy thief by name; 

 but the thief who robbed thee belongs to thy ship. Tarry a few 

 days here with me and I will seek him'." 



' Breasted, Ancient Records, IV, pp. 278-9 ; cp. Erman in Zeit. fur 

 Agypt. Sprache, no. 38, pp. 6 flf. 



- Miiller (As. und Eur., p. 388) transliterates the name Bi-d-ira. 



^ There is here given first the Egyptians who sent the valuables, and then 

 the Syrians to wliom it was to be paid. 



^ This indicates the locality where Wenamon expects to buy the timber. 



