Beth-shemesh, Israel
A Decorative Plaque Was Discovered in Israel Which Some Scholars Believe to Be That of a Female Canaanite King and Possibly the Mysterious Mistress of the Lionesses. Around 1350 BC Several Canaanite Kings Sent Clay Tablets to the Egyptian Pharaoh Requesting Military Help From Nomadic Marauders Known as the Habiru. Of the 382 Tablets That Have Been Found, Two Were Signed With the Feminine Epithet "Mistress of the Lionesses." According to Israeli Archaeologist Zvi Lederman, "The Mistress Complained to the Egyptian Court That the Habiru Were Around and that her City was in Danger."