The Amarna letters

The Amarna letters

During Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty (ca. 1550-1292 BCE), the New Kingdom pharaohs campaigned repeatedly in Syria and the Levant, establishing political control over much of the region. As a result of these conquests, the rulers of Levantine city-states sent letters written in Akkadian in the cune...

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Main Authors: Lauinger, Jacob, R. Yoder, Tyler

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Language: en_US

Published: Lockwood Press 2025

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Akkadian language Texts
Egypt History Eighteenth dynasty
ca. 1570-1320 B.C. Sources
Middle East History To 622 Sources
Assyro-Babylonian letters

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spelling oai:library.arce.org:123456789-4672025-05-28T11:20:46Z The Amarna letters Lauinger, Jacob R. Yoder, Tyler Akkadian language Texts Egypt History Eighteenth dynasty ca. 1570-1320 B.C. Sources Middle East History To 622 Sources Assyro-Babylonian letters During Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty (ca. 1550-1292 BCE), the New Kingdom pharaohs campaigned repeatedly in Syria and the Levant, establishing political control over much of the region. As a result of these conquests, the rulers of Levantine city-states sent letters written in Akkadian in the cuneiform script on clay tablets to the Egyptian pharaohs. So, too, did the kings of the other great geopolitical powers of the time-Assyria, Babylonia, Hatti, and Mittani-maintain an active diplomatic correspondence with Egypt's pharaohs. This new, digitally borne edition of the Amarna Letters offers the first complete collection of the letters; clear and consistent translations; and an up-to-date and extensive bibliography 2025-05-28T11:20:46Z 2024 Book Columbus 9781957454207 https://library.arce.org:82/handle/123456789/467 en_US application/pdf Lockwood Press
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topic Akkadian language Texts
Egypt History Eighteenth dynasty
ca. 1570-1320 B.C. Sources
Middle East History To 622 Sources
Assyro-Babylonian letters
spellingShingle Akkadian language Texts
Egypt History Eighteenth dynasty
ca. 1570-1320 B.C. Sources
Middle East History To 622 Sources
Assyro-Babylonian letters
Lauinger, Jacob
R. Yoder, Tyler
The Amarna letters
description During Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty (ca. 1550-1292 BCE), the New Kingdom pharaohs campaigned repeatedly in Syria and the Levant, establishing political control over much of the region. As a result of these conquests, the rulers of Levantine city-states sent letters written in Akkadian in the cuneiform script on clay tablets to the Egyptian pharaohs. So, too, did the kings of the other great geopolitical powers of the time-Assyria, Babylonia, Hatti, and Mittani-maintain an active diplomatic correspondence with Egypt's pharaohs. This new, digitally borne edition of the Amarna Letters offers the first complete collection of the letters; clear and consistent translations; and an up-to-date and extensive bibliography
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