From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #9503 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Wednesday, August 10 2022 Volume 14 : Number 9503 Today's Subjects: ----------------- BONUS: $100 IKEA Gift Card Opportunity ["Ikea Opinion Requested" Subject: BONUS: $100 IKEA Gift Card Opportunity BONUS: $100 IKEA Gift Card Opportunity http://goodmuod.sa.com/zXJKw6gS7l_Ziw9JLn53NTvTecDETFXpfrEC5KQJpSyeCSyQOA http://goodmuod.sa.com/eXZgM8mqBbgT8k6vnPEUbZopvO00xL1T8RxdfCQgrVC_NKmieQ pt sought to maintain favourable relations with Byblos because of its need for lumber, abundant in the mountains of Lebanon. During the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c.?2686 BCbc.?2181 BC), Byblos was under the Egyptian sphere of influence. The city was destroyed by the Amorites around 2150 BC, in the aftermath of the power vacuum that ensued after the fall of the Old Kingdom. However, with the emergence of Egypt's Middle Kingdom (c.?1991 BCbc.?1778 BC), Byblos' defensive walls and temples were rebuilt, and it came once more allied to Egypt. In 1725 BC, Egypt's Nile Delta and the coastal cities of Phoenicia fell to the Hyksos as the Middle Kingdom disintegrated. A century and a half later, Egypt expelled the Hyksos and returned Phoenicia under its fold, and effectively defended it against the Mitanni and Hittite invasions. During this period, Gebalite trade flourished, and the first phonetic alphabet was developed in Byblos. It consisted of 22 consonant graphemes that were simple enough for common traders to use. Relations with Egypt dwindled again in the mid 14thbcentury, as attested in the Amarna correspondence with the Gebalite king Rib-Hadda. The letters reveal the inability of Egypt to defend Byblos and its territories against Hittite incursion. During the time of Ramses II, Egyptian hegemony over Byblos was restored; nevertheless, the city was destroyed soon after by the Sea Peoples around 1195 BC. Egypt was weakened during this time, and consequently, Pho ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #9503 **********************************************