Siege of Dapur

The Siege of Dapur occurred as part of Pharaoh Ramesses II's campaign to suppress Galilee and conquer Syria in 1269 BC. He described his campaign on the wall of his mortuary temple, the Ramesseum in Thebes, Egypt. The inscriptions say that Dapur was "in the land of Hatti".[1] Although Dapur has often been identified with Tabor in Canaan, Egyptologist Kenneth Kitchen argues that this identification is incorrect and that the Dapur in question was in Syria,[2] north of Kadesh.[3]

Siege of Dapur
Part of Ramesses II campaigns in Syria

The siege of Dapur on a mural in Ramesses II's temple in Thebes
Date1269 BC
Location
Result Egyptian victory
Territorial
changes
Egypt captures Dapur
Belligerents
New Kingdom of Egypt Hittite Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ramesses II Unknown
Strength
Unknown Probably fewer
Casualties and losses
Unknown (probably lower) Unknown

Egyptian reliefs depict Dapur as a heavily fortified settlement with both inner and outer walls and situated on a rocky hill, which was usual for Bronze Age settlements in Syria and abroad.

Contemporary illustrations of the siege show the use of ladders and chariots with soldiers climbing scale ladders supported by archers. Six of the sons of Ramesses, still wearing their side locks, also appear on those depictions of the siege. Those include:

King's son, of his body, his beloved, Khaemweset.

King's son, of his body, his beloved, Montu.

King's son, of his body, his beloved, Meriamon.

King's son, of his body, his beloved, Amenemuya.

King's son, of his body, his beloved, Seti.

King's son, of his body, his beloved, Setepenre.

References

  1. Kitchen, Kenneth A (1998-12-17). Ramesside Inscriptions. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-631-18435-5.
  2. Kitchen, Kenneth A (1998-12-17). Ramesside Inscriptions. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-631-18435-5.
  3. M. Healy, Qadesh 1300 BC: Clash of the warrior kings, 87
  • James Henry Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, Part III ยง 359.

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