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Wenamun

Type Figure Region Egypt Time -1100–-1000 Also known as Wenamun、Wenamun the Elder、Wenamun the Priest

Wenamun was an Amun temple priest and envoy of ancient Egypt from the late New Kingdom to the early Third Intermediate Period, active around the 11th…

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  1. c. -1080–-1070Karnak · Upper EgyptHe served as a priest at the Amun temple of Karnak in Thebes, tending to daily rituals and material management, laying the groundwork for his later mission abroad.
  2. c. -1069–-1000Byblos · PhoeniciaOrdered to Byblos to purchase cedar wood for building Amun's sacred boat, he suffered pirate raids and diplomatic setbacks along the way; the text vividly records Egypt's declining international standing.

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