Sharuhen
Sign in to saveSharuhen () was an ancient town in the Negev Desert or perhaps in Gaza. Following wars against the Hyksos in Egypt in the second half of the 16th century BCE, Sharuhen became a target, which some scholars argue was a city under Hyksos control. The armies of Pharaoh Ahmose I seized and razed the town after a three-year siege. The precise location of the town is uncertain and several archaeological sites have been suggested as being Sharuhen.
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- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Southern District
- Area
- 66
- Image
- Tell el-Farah South.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Tel Haror
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- native label
- תל שָׁרוּחֶן
- Commons category
- Tell el-Far'ah (South)
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Sharuhen () was an ancient town in the Negev Desert or perhaps in Gaza. Following wars against the Hyksos in Egypt in the second half of the 16th century BCE, Sharuhen became a target, which some scholars argue was a city under Hyksos control. The armies of Pharaoh Ahmose I seized and razed the town after a three-year siege. The precise location of the town is uncertain and several archaeological sites have been suggested as being Sharuhen.
== History ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sharuhen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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