Letters of the Great Kings of the Ancient Near East
The Royal Correspondence of the Late Bronze Age
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ISBN-13:
9780415258579
Veröffentl:
2003
Erscheinungsdatum:
23.10.2003
Seiten:
272
Autor:
Trevor Bryce
Gewicht:
558 g
Format:
234x156x16 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Offering fascinating insights into the people and politics of the ancient near Eastern kingdoms, Trevor Bryce uses the letters of the five Great Kings of Egypt, Babylon, Hatti, Mitanni and Assyria as the focus of a fresh look at this turbulent and volatile region in the late Bronze Age.
Introduction; Part 1 Setting the Scene; Chapter 1 The Main Players; Chapter 2 The Interaction of the Players; Part 2 The Letters and Their Themes; Chapter 3 Letters and Messengers; Chapter 4 The Club of Royal Brothers; Chapter 5 Gift-Exchanges; Chapter 6 The Marriage Market; Chapter 7 Sending for the Doctor; Part 3 Historical Episodes; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10 Hittite Frontier Correspondence; Chapter 11 An Extraordinary Request; Chapter 12 Letter to a Mycenaean King; Chapter 13 The Elusive Urhi-Teshub; Chapter 14 Last Days;
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