Libu and Meshwesh

Libu and Meshwesh appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Maghreb (North and West Africa) from c. 1250 to 945 BCE, a span of 305 years. Its people spoke Berber languages (Numidian, Tuareg, Amazigh dynasties).

Libyan tribes west of Egypt who joined the Sea Peoples against Merneptah and Ramesses III. Meshwesh chiefs settled in the Delta, and one of them, Shoshenq I, became pharaoh in 945 BCE.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1250 to 945 BCE
Duration: 305 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Maghreb, North and West Africa
Language family: Berber

Neighbours in North and West Africa

New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE
Land of Punt c. 2500 to 980 BCE
D'mt c. 980 to 400 BCE
Egyptian Nubia (Viceroyalty of Kush) c. 1500 to 1070 BCE
Third Intermediate Period c. 1069 to 664 BCE
El-Kurru chiefdom c. 1000 to 785 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Libu and Meshwesh exist?

c. 1250 to 945 BCE, about 305 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Libu and Meshwesh?

Maghreb, in North and West Africa.

What language did Libu and Meshwesh speak?

Berber. This family includes Numidian, Tuareg, Amazigh dynasties.