Articles related to "Amarna Letters"
A Babyonian Princess And Her Dowry
A look at the fabulous exchange of wealth between Egypt and Babylonia that occurred during a diplomatic marriage in the Late Bronze Age.
amarna letters • babylonia • egypt • diplomatic marriage • late bronze age
A look at the fabulous exchange of wealth between Egypt and Babylonia that occurred during a diplomatic marriage in the Late Bronze Age.
amarna letters • babylonia • egypt • diplomatic marriage • late bronze age
A Fragile Alliance Between Late Bronze Age Kings
In a lengthy appeal, the King of Mittanni calls upon the binding love and friendship between himself and the Pharaoh to fuel Egyptian willingness to send him gold.
egypt • mittanni • amarna letters • akhenaten • tushratta
In a lengthy appeal, the King of Mittanni calls upon the binding love and friendship between himself and the Pharaoh to fuel Egyptian willingness to send him gold.
egypt • mittanni • amarna letters • akhenaten • tushratta
Amenhotep III and the Missing Princess
At the height of the Amarna Age, during the final decade of Amehotep III's reign in Egypt, (ca.1390-1353 B.C.E.), a Babylonian king was looking for his sister in Egypt.
egypt • 18th dynansty • amenhotep iii • amarna age • amarna letters
At the height of the Amarna Age, during the final decade of Amehotep III's reign in Egypt, (ca.1390-1353 B.C.E.), a Babylonian king was looking for his sister in Egypt.
egypt • 18th dynansty • amenhotep iii • amarna age • amarna letters
Caravans Of Treasure And A Goddess Go To Egypt
During the14th Century B.C.E., as Mittani and Egypt joined in a diplomatic marriage, a vast amount of wealth, including a goddess of healing, was sent to the Pharaoh.
amarna • akhenaten • tushratta • egypt • diplomatic marriage
During the14th Century B.C.E., as Mittani and Egypt joined in a diplomatic marriage, a vast amount of wealth, including a goddess of healing, was sent to the Pharaoh.
amarna • akhenaten • tushratta • egypt • diplomatic marriage
How History Discovered the Hurrians
Throughout the Bronze Age, the Hurrian people thrived across Northern Mesopotamia, then disappeared from history for nearly 3,000 years.
amarna letters • late bronze age • hurrians • northern mesopotamia • hittites
Throughout the Bronze Age, the Hurrian people thrived across Northern Mesopotamia, then disappeared from history for nearly 3,000 years.
amarna letters • late bronze age • hurrians • northern mesopotamia • hittites
The Amarna Letters
How this collection of clay tablets containing the diplomatic records of the last Pharaoh's of Egypt's 18th Dynasty came to shape histories image of Bronze Age politics.
egyptian new kingdom • 18th dynasty • bronze age • ancient empires • ugarit
How this collection of clay tablets containing the diplomatic records of the last Pharaoh's of Egypt's 18th Dynasty came to shape histories image of Bronze Age politics.
egyptian new kingdom • 18th dynasty • bronze age • ancient empires • ugarit
The Amarna Letters from the Egyptian New Kingdom
The Amarna tablets are a unique collection of writings from the Egyptian New Kingdom, scribed in the 14th century BCE and re-discovered by Egyptian peasants in 1887.
amarna letters • cuneiform tablets • egyptian new kingdom • pharaoh akhenaten • akkadian script
The Amarna tablets are a unique collection of writings from the Egyptian New Kingdom, scribed in the 14th century BCE and re-discovered by Egyptian peasants in 1887.
amarna letters • cuneiform tablets • egyptian new kingdom • pharaoh akhenaten • akkadian script
The Amarna Letters of Kadashman-Enlil
During the reign of Amenhotep III, (ca 1390-1352 B.C.E.), at the height of Egypt's imperial power, negotiations were underway for a royal bride to be sent from Babylon.
babylonia • amarna • egypt • amenhotep iii • late bronze age
During the reign of Amenhotep III, (ca 1390-1352 B.C.E.), at the height of Egypt's imperial power, negotiations were underway for a royal bride to be sent from Babylon.
babylonia • amarna • egypt • amenhotep iii • late bronze age
The Rise of Assyria in the Late Bronze Age
In the middle of the 14th century B.C.E., the King of Assyria, Ashur-uballit, (ca.1363-1328 B.C.E.), advanced his kingdom to become a Great power in the Near East.
egypt • mittani • babylonia • amarna age • amenhotep iii
In the middle of the 14th century B.C.E., the King of Assyria, Ashur-uballit, (ca.1363-1328 B.C.E.), advanced his kingdom to become a Great power in the Near East.
egypt • mittani • babylonia • amarna age • amenhotep iii
Gaza Strip - its Early History
Today the Gaza Strip is an isolated, overcrowded enclave bordered by Egypt to the south, Mediterranean Sea to the west and a hostile Israel to the north and east.
gaza strip • gaza city • palestine • philistines • canaan
Today the Gaza Strip is an isolated, overcrowded enclave bordered by Egypt to the south, Mediterranean Sea to the west and a hostile Israel to the north and east.
gaza strip • gaza city • palestine • philistines • canaan
The Babylonian King Writes to Akhenaten
The Amarna Letters show a Kassite King of Babylonia negotiating a diplomatic marriage with Egypt, as the Pharaoh, Akhenaten, seems to neglect his Mesopotamian ally.
amarna • babylonia • egypt • meritaten • burnaburiash
The Amarna Letters show a Kassite King of Babylonia negotiating a diplomatic marriage with Egypt, as the Pharaoh, Akhenaten, seems to neglect his Mesopotamian ally.
amarna • babylonia • egypt • meritaten • burnaburiash
The Hittites of Anatolia and Syria
The belief that the Hittites were an obscure tribe has evolved into an understanding that these chariot warriors were actually the chief rivals of Egypt's 18th Dynasty.
hittites • egypt's 18th dynasty • anatolia • hattusa • archibald h. sayce
The belief that the Hittites were an obscure tribe has evolved into an understanding that these chariot warriors were actually the chief rivals of Egypt's 18th Dynasty.
hittites • egypt's 18th dynasty • anatolia • hattusa • archibald h. sayce
The Rise And Fall Of The Amarna Age
By the end of the 15th Century B.C.E. a vibrant international community had developed across the Near East with a trade network linking Africa to Europe and Central Asia.
late bronze age • egypt • amarna age • tuthmoses iii • amenhotep
By the end of the 15th Century B.C.E. a vibrant international community had developed across the Near East with a trade network linking Africa to Europe and Central Asia.
late bronze age • egypt • amarna age • tuthmoses iii • amenhotep
Diplomatic Tension In The Late Bronze Age
Although the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten had requested a Mittani princess to marry, Tushratta complains that he seems unwilling or unable to send adequate gifts of gold
amarna age • akhenaten • egypt • tushratta • ancient gold trade
Although the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten had requested a Mittani princess to marry, Tushratta complains that he seems unwilling or unable to send adequate gifts of gold
amarna age • akhenaten • egypt • tushratta • ancient gold trade
Megiddo the Biblical Armageddon
The ancient city of Megiddo, now a World Heritage Site, is one of the most remarkable tells (hills) in the Levant and scene of the first ever recorded battle in history.
biblical megiddo • armageddon • hazor • gezer • via maris
The ancient city of Megiddo, now a World Heritage Site, is one of the most remarkable tells (hills) in the Levant and scene of the first ever recorded battle in history.
biblical megiddo • armageddon • hazor • gezer • via maris
West Bank Bethlehem Part of Palestine History
West Bank Bethlehem sits almost 2,500 feet above sea level only five miles from Jerusalem. It is for Christians, Jews and Muslims a special place.
bethlehem palestine • bethlehem west bank • bethlehem israel • palestine history • amarna letters
West Bank Bethlehem sits almost 2,500 feet above sea level only five miles from Jerusalem. It is for Christians, Jews and Muslims a special place.
bethlehem palestine • bethlehem west bank • bethlehem israel • palestine history • amarna letters
Qadesh In The Amarna Age
During the Late Bronze Age Egypt's 18th Dynasty was at the apex of its wealth and power, but it was soon to see its authority over its vassal territories challenged.
aittakama • 18th dynasty • qadesh • suppililiuma • amenhotep iii
During the Late Bronze Age Egypt's 18th Dynasty was at the apex of its wealth and power, but it was soon to see its authority over its vassal territories challenged.
aittakama • 18th dynasty • qadesh • suppililiuma • amenhotep iii
Qadesh, Jewel Of The Orontes
During the Bronze Age, the Syrian City of Qadesh, also known as Kadesh or Qidsu, became a focal point of Imperial conquest.
qadesh • suppililiuma • egypt • hittites • ramses ii
During the Bronze Age, the Syrian City of Qadesh, also known as Kadesh or Qidsu, became a focal point of Imperial conquest.
qadesh • suppililiuma • egypt • hittites • ramses ii
Tushratta and The Mittani / Egyptian Alliance
During the middle of the 14th century B.C.E., the Mittani Kingdom is on the verge of disaster and reaches out to its old ally, Egypt, for assistance.
amarna • mittani • egypt • tushratta • akhenaten
During the middle of the 14th century B.C.E., the Mittani Kingdom is on the verge of disaster and reaches out to its old ally, Egypt, for assistance.
amarna • mittani • egypt • tushratta • akhenaten
Anatolia And The Assyrian Colonial Period
The accounts of these merchants provide a written record of Bronze Age commerce as well as insight into the development of society in Anatolia and northern Mesopotamia.
bronze age • karum • kanesh • hittites • assyrian colonial period
The accounts of these merchants provide a written record of Bronze Age commerce as well as insight into the development of society in Anatolia and northern Mesopotamia.
bronze age • karum • kanesh • hittites • assyrian colonial period
The Plague Prayers of Mursili II
Ancient documents reveal how a young Hittite king tried to save his kingdom from the divine wrath invoked by his own father.
hittites. plague prayers • mursili ii • suppililiuma • late bronze age • plague in the ancient near east
Ancient documents reveal how a young Hittite king tried to save his kingdom from the divine wrath invoked by his own father.
hittites. plague prayers • mursili ii • suppililiuma • late bronze age • plague in the ancient near east
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