This word spelled as HurruorKharru is also used on the Merneptah Stele. In this inscription,
Hatti and Hurru stand for the whole region of Syro-Palestine; Canaan and Israel represent smaller units within the area, and Gezer, Ashkelon, and Yanoam are three cities within the region."[2]
Pharaoh Taharqa claimed to conquer this territory as attested by the "list of conquered Asiatic principalities" from the Mut templeatKarnak, as well as in Sanam temple inscriptions.[3] Taharqa disputed this region with SennacheribofAssyria.
The Egyption Story of Wenamun refers to a location named Kharu. According to Alessandra Nibbi, the expression "the great ym of Kharu" is often connected to the Mediterranean sea. But she was trying to reinterpret this and other associated geographical names and to tie them to other locations.[4]
