Inscribed in Clay: Provenance Study of the Amarna Tablets and Other Ancient Near Eastern TextsEmery and Claire Yass Publications in Archaeology, 2004 - 386 pagina's Examines letters from the Tell el-Amarna archive in Egypt, written between Egypt and other Middle Eastern nations ca. 1360-1334 B.C. Uses material and chemical analysis for provenance information and historical geography. |
Inhoudsopgave
xvii | 15 |
LETTERS OF THE GREAT POWERS | 23 |
VAT 1656 from a Hittite prince to the King of Egypt | 31 |
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