espect of his people and of those countries defeated.
             Shortly after the many battles fought in his third year Merenptah found himself struggling to maintain two of the northern territories of Egypt (see Appendix B). In March of his fifth year Merenptah was forced to fortify the cities of Heliopolis and Memphis (I.468). During battle, Merenptah was informed of a situation arising on the Western Delta, not far from where he was lying on the Eastern Delta (IV.151). Apparently a group of Libyans had been organizing an immigration of foreigners to the Western Delta trying to assume an organized offense against the Egyptians (I.467). Meryey, the king of the Libyans, had been the man in charge of the charge that consisted of over twenty thousand men. After forcing foreign troops to join him, Meryey invaded Eg
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