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Amarna International (Part 1)

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<p>Egypt, Canaan, Babylon, Assyria. In the 14th Century BCE, travellers criss-crossed the world. Many came to Egypt for diplomacy, trade, and to live. In this episode, we explore three short stories relating to Egypt and its neighbours... </p><br><p>Episode details</p><ul><li>Pictures and references at <a href="www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com</a></li><li>Support the show at <a href="www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast</a></li><li>Music intro: Michael Levy, "Babylonian Banquet" and "The Magic of Marduk," <a href="https://ancientlyre.com/ancient-near-east-themed-albums" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ancientlyre.com</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Select References</p><ul><li>The Egyptian-Akkadian Phrasebook: S. Izre’el, <em>The Amarna Scholarly Texts</em> (1997).</li><li>Assyria Joins the Scene: Amarna Letter EA15, <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544695" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>.</li><li>Aper-el, Pharaoh's Man: Alain Zivie, 2018, <a href="https://www.baslibrary.org/biblical-archaeology-review/44/4/2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Biblical Archaeology Review</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The History of Egypt Podcast

March 11, 202037m 46s

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Egypt, Canaan, Babylon, Assyria. In the 14th Century BCE, travellers criss-crossed the world. Many came to Egypt for diplomacy, trade, and to live. In this episode, we explore three short stories relating to Egypt and its neighbours...


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Select Bibliography:

  1. T. Bryce and J. Birkett-Rees, Atlas of the Ancient Near East from Prehistoric Times to the Roman Imperial Period (London, 2016).
  2. M. H. Feldman, ‘Assur Tomb 45 and the Birth of the Assyrian Empire’, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (2006), 21–43.
  3. Y. L. Holmes, ‘The Messengers of the Amarna Letters’, Journal of the American Oriental Society 95 (1975), 376–81.
  4. S. Izre’el, The Amarna Scholarly Texts (Groningen, 1997).
  5. I. Spar et al., Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I (New York, 1988).
  6. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ‘Amarna letter: Royal Letter from Ashur-uballit, the king of Assyria, to the king of Egypt ca. 1353–1336 B.C.’, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, <https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544695> accessed 4.18.2022.
  7. University College London, ‘Amarna: the cuneiform tablets, background information’, Digital Egypt for Universities, <https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/amarna/cuneiform2.html> accessed 4.18.2022.
  8. R. Westbrook, ‘Babylonian Diplomacy in the Amarna Letters’, The Journal of the American Oriental Society 120 (2000), 377.
  9. A. Zivie, ‘The “Saga” of Aper-El’s Funerary Treasure’, in S. D’Auria (ed.), Offerings to the Discerning Eye: An Egyptological Medley in Honor of Jack A. Josephson (Leiden, 2010), 349–56.
  10. A. Zivie, ‘Pharaoh’s Man, ‘Abdiel: The Vizier with a Semitic Name’, Biblical Archaeology Review 44 (2018).

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