Syria and Egypt - From the Tell El Amarna Letters

Klappentext The Tell el-Amarna letters, summarised in this 1898 work, offer insights into Near Eastern diplomacy in the fourteenth century BCE. Zusammenfassung A pioneering Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. This 1898 work contains summaries of the most significant cuneiform tablets found at Tell el-Amarna, offering insights into Near Eastern diplomacy in the fourteenth century BCE. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Letters of the peace; 3. The north Syrian war; 4. The south Syrian war.

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• Authors: Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, William Matthew Flinders Petrie
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.09.2013
• EAN: 9781108065795
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06579-5
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology