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Letters of the great kings of the ancient Near East : the royal correspondence of the late Bronze Age / Trevor Bryce.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bryce, Trevor, 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kings and rulers.
- Middle East--History--To 622--Sources.
- Middle East.
- History.
- Middle East Region.
- Middle East--Kings and rulers--Correspondence.
- Genre:
- Sources.
- Correspondence.
- Personal correspondence.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
- Contents:
- Setting the scene. The main players: the five great kingdoms. The interaction of the players: imperial administration and international relationships
- The letters and their themes. Letters and messengers. The club of royal brothers. Gift-exchanges. The marriage market. Sending for the doctor
- Historical episodes. The Syrian principalities. The warlords of Amurru. Hittite frontier correspondence. An extraordinary request. Letter to a Mycenaean king. The elusive Urhi-teshub
- Last days.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-243) and index.
- ISBN:
- 041525857X
- OCLC:
- 52159937
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