▁A men em hat ▁III , ▁who ▁re igned ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁B CE . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁mentioned ▁as ▁" En - q n ' mu " ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁cities ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁Ph ara oh ▁Th ut m ose ▁III ▁during ▁his ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁B CE . ▁Ar che ological ▁finds ▁confirm ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁dev ast ated ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Late ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁( 1 5 5 0 – 1 4 0 0 ▁B CE ), ▁with ▁subsequent ▁re building ▁after ▁a ▁gap ▁in ▁occupation . ▁A ▁figur ine ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁god dess ▁H ath or ▁from ▁that ▁period ▁was ▁found . ▁ ▁Late ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁Y ok ne am ▁may ▁be ▁identified ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁city - states ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Am arna ▁letters ▁( 1 3 th ▁century ▁B CE ). ▁A ▁pet ro graph ic ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁letters ▁suggests ▁that ▁Y ok ne am ▁was ▁a ▁city - state , ▁and ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁k ings ▁was ▁called ▁Ba ' lu - me h ir ▁( me h ir ▁is ▁a ▁West ▁Sem it ic ▁word ▁for ▁" war rior "). ▁Ba ' lu - me h ir ▁sent ▁four ▁letters , ▁written ▁on ▁cl ay ▁table ts . ▁The ▁association ▁with ▁Y ok ne am ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁indic ations ▁that ▁the ▁material ▁for ▁the ▁table ts