Abstract
A reconstruction of the chronology of The Report of Wenamun is proposed, which, in contrast to previous reconstructions, is not based on emendations of the text. Special attention is devoted to the mention of the migratory birds in Wenamun 2, 65–6. qbḥw, named as the destination of the birds, is argued to designate the regions north of Egypt. It is concluded that the events described in Wenamun cover a period of about two years.
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