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The Libu (, R'bw, Ribou or Labu) were an ancient north African tribe, from which the name Libya
Libya

Libya , officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
 derives.

Their occupation of ancient Libya
Ancient Libya

Ancient Libya was the region west of the Nile Valley. It corresponds to what is now generally called Northwest Africa. Its people were the ancestors of the modern Berber people....
 is first attested in ancient Egyptian
Egyptian language

Egyptian is a branch of the Afro-Asiatic languages language family along with the Chadic languages, Berber languages, Semitic languages, Cushitic languages and possibly Omotic languages languages....
 texts from the New Kingdom
New Kingdom

The New Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the Egyptian Empire, is the period in ancient Egyptian History of Ancient Egypt between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC, covering the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt, and Twentieth dynasty of Egypt....
, especially from the Ramesside Period
Ramesside Period

The Ramesside Period encompasses the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt and Twentieth dynasty of Egypt of Ancient Egypt. It is named after "Ramesses", the name taken by the majority of the rulers of Egypt dating to this period of time....
. In the Great Karnak Inscription Merneptah
Merneptah

Merneptah was the fourth ruler of the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt of Ancient Egypt. He ruled Egypt for almost ten years between late July or early August 1213 to May 2, 1203 BC, according to contemporary historical records....
 describes how hostilities between Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 and Libya broke out and how the Libyans were defeated . Ramses III defeated the Libyans in the 5th year of his reign, but six years later the Libyans joined the Meshwesh
Meshwesh

The Meshwesh were an ancient Libyan tribe from Cyrenaica. During the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt and Twentieth dynasty of Egypt Dynasty, the Meshwesh were in almost constant conflict with the Egyptian state....
 and invaded the western Delta and were defeated again .

The name of this tribe was adopted by the Greeks for "Libya
Ancient Libya

Ancient Libya was the region west of the Nile Valley. It corresponds to what is now generally called Northwest Africa. Its people were the ancestors of the modern Berber people....
" and its inhabitants, as well as for Northwestern Africa in general.








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The Libu (, R'bw, Ribou or Labu) were an ancient north African tribe, from which the name Libya
Libya

Libya , officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
 derives.

Their occupation of ancient Libya
Ancient Libya

Ancient Libya was the region west of the Nile Valley. It corresponds to what is now generally called Northwest Africa. Its people were the ancestors of the modern Berber people....
 is first attested in ancient Egyptian
Egyptian language

Egyptian is a branch of the Afro-Asiatic languages language family along with the Chadic languages, Berber languages, Semitic languages, Cushitic languages and possibly Omotic languages languages....
 texts from the New Kingdom
New Kingdom

The New Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the Egyptian Empire, is the period in ancient Egyptian History of Ancient Egypt between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC, covering the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt, and Twentieth dynasty of Egypt....
, especially from the Ramesside Period
Ramesside Period

The Ramesside Period encompasses the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt and Twentieth dynasty of Egypt of Ancient Egypt. It is named after "Ramesses", the name taken by the majority of the rulers of Egypt dating to this period of time....
. In the Great Karnak Inscription Merneptah
Merneptah

Merneptah was the fourth ruler of the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt of Ancient Egypt. He ruled Egypt for almost ten years between late July or early August 1213 to May 2, 1203 BC, according to contemporary historical records....
 describes how hostilities between Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 and Libya broke out and how the Libyans were defeated . Ramses III defeated the Libyans in the 5th year of his reign, but six years later the Libyans joined the Meshwesh
Meshwesh

The Meshwesh were an ancient Libyan tribe from Cyrenaica. During the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt and Twentieth dynasty of Egypt Dynasty, the Meshwesh were in almost constant conflict with the Egyptian state....
 and invaded the western Delta and were defeated again .

The name of this tribe was adopted by the Greeks for "Libya
Ancient Libya

Ancient Libya was the region west of the Nile Valley. It corresponds to what is now generally called Northwest Africa. Its people were the ancestors of the modern Berber people....
" and its inhabitants, as well as for Northwestern Africa in general.

See also

  • Ancient Libya
    Ancient Libya

    Ancient Libya was the region west of the Nile Valley. It corresponds to what is now generally called Northwest Africa. Its people were the ancestors of the modern Berber people....
  • Ancient Egypt
    Ancient Egypt

    Ancient Egypt was an Ancient history civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile in what is now the modern nation of Egypt....
  • Meshwesh
    Meshwesh

    The Meshwesh were an ancient Libyan tribe from Cyrenaica. During the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt and Twentieth dynasty of Egypt Dynasty, the Meshwesh were in almost constant conflict with the Egyptian state....
  • Phut
    Phut

    Phut or Put is the third son of Ham, son of Noah , in the biblical Genealogies of Genesis#Table of Nations .Put is associated with Ancient Libya by many early writers....