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- catalog abstract "An ancient inscription identified some of the ruins at el Amarna as "The Place of the Letters of the Pharaoh." Discovered there, circa 1887, were nearly four hundred cuneiform tablets containing correspondence of the Egyptian court with rulers of neighboring states in the mid-fourteenth century B.C. Previous translations of these letters were both incomplete and reflected an imperfect understanding of the Babylonian dialects in which they were written. William Moran devoted a lifetime of study to the Amarna letters to prepare this authoritative English translation. The letters provide a vivid record of high-level diplomatic exchanges that, by modern standards, are often less than diplomatic. An Assyrian ruler complains that the Egyptian king's latest gift of gold was not even sufficient to pay the cost of the messengers who brought it. The king of Babylon refuses to give his daughter in marriage to the pharaoh without first having proof that the king's sister -- already one of the pharaoh's many wives -- is still alive and well. The king of Karaduniyash complains that the Egyptian court has "detained" his messenger -- for the past six years. And Egyptian vassal Rib-Hadda, writing from the besieged port of Byblos, repeatedly demands military assistance for his city or, failing that, an Egyptian ship to permit his own escape.".
- catalog alternative "Tell el-Amarna tablets.".
- catalog contributor b3554308.
- catalog coverage "Egypt History Eighteenth dynasty, approximately 1510 B.C.-1320 B.C. Sources.".
- catalog coverage "Egypt History Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C. Sources.".
- catalog coverage "Middle East History To 622 Sources.".
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description "An ancient inscription identified some of the ruins at el Amarna as "The Place of the Letters of the Pharaoh." Discovered there, circa 1887, were nearly four hundred cuneiform tablets containing correspondence of the Egyptian court with rulers of neighboring states in the mid-fourteenth century B.C. Previous translations of these letters were both incomplete and reflected an imperfect understanding of the Babylonian dialects in which they were written. William Moran devoted a lifetime of study to the Amarna letters to prepare this authoritative English translation. The letters provide a vivid record of high-level diplomatic exchanges that, by modern standards, are often less than diplomatic. An Assyrian ruler complains that the Egyptian king's latest gift of gold was not even sufficient to pay the cost of the messengers who brought it. The king of Babylon refuses to give his daughter in marriage to the pharaoh without first having proof that the king's sister -- already one of the pharaoh's many wives -- is still alive and well. The king of Karaduniyash complains that the Egyptian court has "detained" his messenger -- for the past six years. And Egyptian vassal Rib-Hadda, writing from the besieged port of Byblos, repeatedly demands military assistance for his city or, failing that, an Egyptian ship to permit his own escape.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and indexes.".
- catalog description "The Amarna letters -- Index of words discussed -- Index of proper names -- Map of the Near East in the Amarna period -- Map of vassal cities and Egyptian administrative centers.".
- catalog extent "xlvii, 393 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Amarna letters.".
- catalog identifier "0801842514 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Amarna letters.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng akk".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog relation "Amarna letters.".
- catalog spatial "Egypt History Eighteenth dynasty, approximately 1510 B.C.-1320 B.C. Sources.".
- catalog spatial "Egypt History Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C. Sources.".
- catalog spatial "Middle East History To 622 Sources.".
- catalog subject "492/.1 20".
- catalog subject "Akkadian language Texts.".
- catalog subject "Assyro-Babylonian letters Translations into English.".
- catalog subject "PJ3886.E5 M67 1992".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Amarna letters -- Index of words discussed -- Index of proper names -- Map of the Near East in the Amarna period -- Map of vassal cities and Egyptian administrative centers.".
- catalog title "The Amarna letters / edited and translated by William L. Moran.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Sources. fast".
- catalog type "Texts. fast".
- catalog type "Translations. fast".
- catalog type "text".