Note 34 — Chapter XI
Reading edition
The word Shasu means primarily “robber,” and 𓆷𓇓𓅱𓈉 is the “land of the robber,” i.e., the nomad desert man, who plundered caravans at every opportunity. Later, Shasu 𓆷𓄿𓇓𓅱𓀀𓁐𓏪, means merely “pastoral desert tribes.”
Reading edition
The word Shasu means primarily “robber,” and 𓆷𓇓𓅱𓈉 is the “land of the robber,” i.e., the nomad desert man, who plundered caravans at every opportunity. Later, Shasu 𓆷𓄿𓇓𓅱𓀀𓁐𓏪, means merely “pastoral desert tribes.”