Letters of the great kings of the ancient Near East : the royal correspondence of the late Bronze Age / / Trevor Bryce.
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| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 253 p. :; ill., maps. |
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Table of 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.