Commenting
on the Greek presence in Egypt during the reign of Bocchoris (c. 722-715),
Donald Redford wrote:
. . . Bocchoris could engage in relations,
both peaceful and bellicose, with lands to the north and east. Scarabs of W3ḥ-k3-r( found in late-eight-century
tombs on the island of Ischia may indicate trade, and one is reminded that
later Greek tradition places the founding of the Greek colonies of Cyrene and
Naukratis in Bocchoris’s reign. And even though the dating of the founding of
Naukratis is certainly incorrect, no one
can doubt that the last quarter of the eighth century witnessed the arrival of
Greek merchants on the coasts of the eastern Mediterranean. (Donald B.
Redford, From Slave to Pharaoh: The Black
Experience of Ancient Egypt [Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2004],
83, emphasis added)
Such could
have implications for certain names in the Book of Mormon. For a discussion,
see: