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  • Pharaoh in Canaan: The Untold Story
  • The Canaanites in Egyptian Eyes
  • The Hyksos: A Canaanite Dynasty in Egypt
  • The Founding of the Egyptian Empire in Canaan
  • The Amarna Period
  • The Ramesside Period: Egypt Strengthens Its Hold over Canaan
  • Ramesses the Great
  • Egyptian Governors and Canaanite Rulers
  • International Trade under Egyptian Control
  • Official Gifts from Egypt?
  • Egyptian Worship of Canaanite Deities
  • Canaanite Worship of Egyptian Deities
  • Hathor, Mistress of the Treasures of Foreign Lands
  • The Exodus
  • Daily Life under Egyptian Rule
  • Egyptian-Inspired Burial Customs in Canaan
  • The Invention of the Alphabet
  • Introduction
  • Credits
  • Audio Guide
  • Catalogue for Purchase
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Pharaoh in Canaan
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International Trade under Egyptian Control

International Trade under Egyptian Control


In the fourteenth century BCE, around 3,400 years ago, commerce among the empires of the Ancient Near East expanded, reaching unprecedented heights. Caravans of merchants traveled between the main centers, connecting Egypt in the South with Babylonia in the East and Hatti in the North, while merchant vessels crossed the sea between Egypt and Cyprus, the Aegean Islands, and mainland Greece. The most popular commodities were copper from Cyprus, gold from Egypt and ... Read More »

Canaanite jars

Canaanite jars

Megiddo, Afula, Deir el-Balah, Beth Shean, and Tell el-Farah (South), 1400–1200 BCE, pottery
Israel Antiquities Authority

These jars were manufactured in the coastal cities of Canaan from the Carmel northward, but have been discovered as far away as Egypt, Cilicia, Cyprus, Crete, and Mycenaean Greece. Their functional shape made them the standard vessel for use in Canaanite maritime commerce: their narrow necks could be stoppered, their angular shapes and pointed bases made them strong, and they could be easily carried.

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