The Meshwesh were an ancient Libyan (i.e., Berber) tribe known from ancient Egyptian texts as early as the 18th Dynasty, where they are mentioned as a source of cattle provided to king Amenhotep III's palace at Malkata.
The Meshwesh were an ancient Libyan (i.e., Berber) tribe from Cyrenaica. They are known from ancient Egyptian texts as early as the 18th Dynasty, where they are mentioned as a source of cattle provided to king Amenhotep III's palace at Malkata.