38 George Dahl, 



mony both at Dor and at By bios*. The king of Dor pays little 

 attention to the complaint about the robbery, and later the Takkari 

 fleet has no hesitation in pursuing Wenamon. 



Dor seems to be at this period a town of some importance. A 

 fleet is maintained and the king carries himself with apparent dig- 

 nity and confidence. He seems to have very little fear before the 

 accredited representative of Egypt. The tribal name of the inhabi- 

 tants of Dor (i. e. Takkara) does not again appear either in the Old 

 Testament or in other literature'. Probably they were absorbed 

 into one stock with the more important and powerful Philistines'. 



* We must, however, make due allowance for the probability that Wena- 

 mon's story is colored by his desire to justify his failure to fulfill his mis- 

 sion. By picturing the kings as unfriendly he would more easily excuse 

 his failure. 



« Unless "alu Zak-ka-lu-u" of 4R34, No. 2 refers to them. See below, 

 pp. 39 f . 



3 Erman, Zeit. fur Agypt. Sprache, 38: 1 ff. 



