Based on the Peleset inscriptions, it has been suggested that the Casluhite Philistines formed part of the conjectured "Sea Peoples" who repeatedly attacked Egypt during the later Nineteenth Dynasty.. Quote: "First coined in 1881 by the French Egyptologist G. Maspero (1896), the somewhat misleading term "Sea Peoples" encompasses the ethnonyms Lukka, Sherden, Shekelesh, Teresh, Eqwesh, Denyen, Sikil / Tjekker, Weshesh, and Peleset (Philistines). [Footnote: The modern term "Sea Peoples" refers to peoples that appear in several New Kingdom Egyptian texts as originating from "islands" (tables 1-2; Adams and Cohen, this volume; see, e.g., Drews 1993, 57 for a summary). The use of quotation marks in association with the term "Sea Peoples" in our title is intended to draw attention to the problematic nature of this commonly used term. It is noteworthy that the designation "of the sea" appears only in relation to the Sherden, Shekelesh, and Eqwesh. Subsequently, this term was applied somewhat indiscriminately to several additional ethnonyms, including the Philistines, who are portrayed in their earliest appearance as invaders from the north during the reigns of Merenptah and Ramesses Ill (see, e.g., Sandars 1978; Redford 1992, 243, n. 14; for a recent review of the primary and secondary literature, see Woudhuizen 2006). Hencefore the term Sea Peoples will appear without quotation marks.]" Though they were eventually repulsed by Ramesses III, he finally resettled them, according to the theory, to rebuild the coastal towns in Canaan. Papyrus Harris I details the achievements of the reign (1186–1155 BC) of Ramesses III. In the brief description of the outcome of the battles in Year 8 is the description of the fate of some of the conjectured Sea Peoples. Ramesses claims that, having brought the prisoners to Egypt, he "settled them in strongholds, bound in my name. Numerous were their classes, hundreds of thousands strong. I taxed them all, in clothing and grain from the storehouses and granaries each year." Some scholars suggest it is likely that these "strongholds" were fortified towns in southern Canaan, which would eventually become the five cities (the pentapolis) of the Philistines.. Israel Finkelstein has suggested that there may be a period of 25–50 years after the sacking of these cities and their reoccupation by the Philistines. It is possible that at first, the Philistines were housed in Egypt; only subsequently late in the troubled end of the reign of Ramesses III would they have been allowed to settle Philistia. thumb|Peleset and Sherden prisoner being led by an Egyptian soldier under Ramesses III, Medinet Habu temple, around 1185–1152 BC|upright=.65 The "Peleset" appear in four different texts from the time of the New Kingdom. Two of these, the inscriptions at Medinet Habu and the Rhetorical Stela at Deir al-Medinah, are dated to the time of the reign of Ramesses III (1186–1155 BC).. Another was composed in the period immediately following the death of Ramesses III (Papyrus Harris I). The fourth, the Onomasticon of Amenope, is dated to some time between the end of the 12th or early 11th century BC.
based on the peleset inscriptions it has been suggested that the casluhite philistines formed part of the conjectured "sea peoples" who repeatedly attacked egypt during the later nineteenth dynasty quote "first coined in 1881 by the french egyptologist g maspero (1896) the somewhat misleading term "sea peoples" encompasses the ethnonyms lukka sherden shekelesh teresh eqwesh denyen sikil / tjekker weshesh and peleset (philistines) [footnote the modern term "sea peoples" refers to peoples that appear in several new kingdom egyptian texts as originating from "islands" (tables 1-2; adams and cohen this volume; see eg drews 1993 57 for a summary) the use of quotation marks in association with the term "sea peoples" in our title is intended to draw attention to the problematic nature of this commonly used term it is noteworthy that the designation "of the sea" appears only in relation to the sherden shekelesh and eqwesh subsequently this term was applied somewhat indiscriminately to several additional ethnonyms including the philistines who are portrayed in their earliest appearance as invaders from the north during the reigns of merenptah and ramesses ill (see eg sandars 1978; redford 1992 243 n 14; for a recent review of the primary and secondary literature see woudhuizen 2006) hencefore the term sea peoples will appear without quotation marks]" though they were eventually repulsed by ramesses iii he finally resettled them according to the theory to rebuild the coastal towns in canaan papyrus harris i details the achievements of the reign (1186–1155 bc) of ramesses iii in the brief description of the outcome of the battles in year 8 is the description of the fate of some of the conjectured sea peoples ramesses claims that having brought the prisoners to egypt he "settled them in strongholds bound in my name numerous were their classes hundreds of thousands strong i taxed them all in clothing and grain from the storehouses and granaries each year" some scholars suggest it is likely that these "strongholds" were fortified towns in southern canaan which would eventually become the five cities (the pentapolis) of the philistines israel finkelstein has suggested that there may be a period of 25–50 years after the sacking of these cities and their reoccupation by the philistines it is possible that at first the philistines were housed in egypt; only subsequently late in the troubled end of the reign of ramesses iii would they have been allowed to settle philistia thumb|peleset and sherden prisoner being led by an egyptian soldier under ramesses iii medinet habu temple around 1185–1152 bc|upright=65 the "peleset" appear in four different texts from the time of the new kingdom two of these the inscriptions at medinet habu and the rhetorical stela at deir al-medinah are dated to the time of the reign of ramesses iii (1186–1155 bc) another was composed in the period immediately following the death of ramesses iii (papyrus harris i) the fourth the onomasticon of amenope is dated to some time between the end of the 12th or early 11th century bc