Account of the defeat of the Hyksos

This is an account from a soldier who fought alongside King Ahmose. The soldier, who was also named Ahmose, left a detailed autobiography on the wall of his tomb at el-Kab.

"Let me speak to you and tell you the honors I received. How I was decorated with gold. During the siege of Avaris, the king noticed me fighting bravely on foot, and promoted me. We took Avaris. I carried off four people there. A man and three women and his majesty let me keep them as slaves."

(Source: Tyldesley, J.A., "Egypt's Golden Empire", London, 2001)