Medinet+Habu+Inscription+(Ramses+III)

Who: Ramses III of Egypt What: a funeral inscription for Ramses III detailing his "victory" against the invading Sea Peoples; ultimately Egypt lost its Asian empire (think Wen-Amun) When: 1188 BC according to Pritchard; 1176 BC according to lecture notes - it has to be 1176 because his reign began in 1188 Where: inscription at Medinet Habu; events not specifically pinpointed to location Why: gives clues into who the Sea Peoples were who caused the wave of destruction around 1200 BCE (Philistines - Greeks?)