Do we know anything else about the Shasu So far as I ve heard Shasu was a general term used by the Egyptians for the nomads of Sinai Transjordan and Palestine Do we know what language they spoke Was it a Canaanite language like the later peoples of those areas A connection with the Israelites who spoke a Canaanite language has been suggested would that also suggest a connection with the Edomites Moabites Kenites and Midianites who were their cultural and linguistic relatives In short how much data do we actually have on the Shasu