These Shasu were a persistent thorn in the side of the Ramessid pharoahs ' empire in Syria - Palestine , well - attested in Egytian texts .
Pharoahs ' pastoral lifestyle has left scant traces in the archaeological record .
These Shasu were a persistent thorn in the side of the Ramessid pharoahs ' empire in Syria - Palestine , well - attested in Egytian texts , but their pastoral lifestyle has left scant traces in the archaeological record .