In addition to Beder, Wen-Amon mentions two other princes whose names are typical of the Sea Peoples: Weret, who had a trading treaty with Tyre, may have been the prince of Ashkelon, the most important Philistine ciry; Mekmer may have been the Philistine ruler of Ashdod or Gaza.

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