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The El-Amarna correspondence. Volume 1 : a new edition of the cuneiform letters from the site of El-Amarna based on collations of all extant tablets / collated, transcribed and translated by Anson F. Rainey ; edited by William M. Scheidewind.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Rainey, Anson F., 1930-2011, translator.
Schniedewind, William M., editor.
Series:
Handbook of Oriental studies. Ancient Near East ; Section 1, Volume 110.
Handbook of Oriental Studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik, section 1, Ancient Near East, 0169-9423 ; Volume 110
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Assyro-Babylonian letters.
Assyro-Babylonian letters--Translations into English.
Akkadian language--Texts.
Akkadian language.
Egypt--History--Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C--Sources.
Egypt.
Palestine--History--To 70 A.D--Sources.
Palestine.
Middle East--History--To 622--Sources.
Middle East.
Tell el-Amarna tablets.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1671 p.)
Place of Publication:
Leiden, Netherlands : BRILL, 2015.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The El-Amarna Correspondence offers a completely new edition of the Amarna Letters based on personal inspection and reading of all the extant tablets. This edition includes new transcriptions and a translation along with an extensive introduction and glossary of the Amarna Letters.
Contents:
Front Matter / Anson F. Rainey Z\'L
Introduction / Anson F. Rainey Z\'L
Discovery, Research, and Excavation of the Amarna Tablets—The Formative Stage / Jana Mynářová
Bibliography / Anson F. Rainey Z\'L
Technical Apparatus / Anson F. Rainey Z\'L
The Tell el-Amarna Letters: Transcription and Translation / Anson F. Rainey Z\'L
Glossary / Alice Mandell
Front Matter Volume 2 / Anson F. Rainey Z\'L
Editorial Apparatus / Anson F. Rainey Z\'L
Commentary, letter by letter / Anson F. Rainey Z\'L
References / Anson F. Rainey Z\'L.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on print version record.
Contains:
Tell el-Amarna tablets.
Tell el-Amarna tablets. English.
ISBN:
90-04-28154-1
Publisher Number:
10.1163/9789004281547 DOI

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