Brotherhood of kings : how international relations shaped the ancient Near East /

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Main Author: Podany, Amanda H. (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

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Call Number: DS62.23 .P64 2010

Table of Contents:
  • The first evidence for diplomacy ("I am your brother and you are my brother")
  • Traders and ships from distant lands ("At the wharf of Akkad he made moor ships")
  • War and allegiance ("I have always done good things for him and his heart knows the good deeds that I have done for him")
  • Long journeys away from home ("Who is there who would sell lapis lazuli?")
  • Attack on Babylon by a distant enemy ("I sent to a far-off land")
  • A clash between expanding empires ("Prepare yourselves! Make your weapons ready! For one will engage in combat with that wretched foe in the morning")
  • Diplomatic overtures between the great powers ("A notable event! The like of this occurrence had not been heard of since the time of the demigods")
  • Brother kings united and at peace ("My brother, whom I love and who loves me")
  • Diplomatic marriages ("We, between us, are one, the Hurrian land and the land of Egypt")
  • Luxury goods from everywhere ("The gold is much. Among the kings there are brotherhood, amity, peace, and good relations")
  • A crisis in the brotherhood ("My father became hostile")
  • The end of an empire and the restoration of peace ("My ancestors and your ancestors made a mutual declaration of friendship").