Retjenu
Retjenu, was an ancient Egyptian name for Canaan and Syria. It covered the region from the Negev Desert north to the Orontes River. The borders of Retjenu shifted with time, but it generally consisted of three regions. The southernmost was Djahy, which had about the same boundaries as Canaan. Lebanon proper was located in the middle, between the Mediterranean and the Orontes River. North of Lebanon was designated Amurru, the land of the Amorites.
The earliest attestation of the name occurs in the Sebek-khu Stele, dated to the reign of Senusret III, recording the earliest known Egyptian military campaign in the Levant and they victory over the Retjenu: "His Majesty proceeded northward to overthrow the Asiatics. His Majesty reached a foreign country of which the name was Sekmem Then Sekmem fell, together with the wretched Retenu", where Sekmem is thought to be Shechem. Scarabs with the name "Retjenu" have been found in Avaris, also dating to the 12th Dynasty.
The name also occurs in the Tale of Sinuhe, inscribed on a piece of limestone in the 14th century BC.
The Retjenu people are depicted in the 18th Dynasty tomb of Rekhmire.
Overall, numerous mentions of the Retjenu appear in Egyptian inscriptions.
