Amarna Letters
The Amarna letters are an archive of correspondence on clay tablets, mostly diplomatic, between the Egyptian administration and its representatives in Canaan and Amurru during the New Kingdom.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Babylon | Karduniaš, ... is a Kassite term used for the kingdom centered on Babylonia and founded by the Kassite dynasty. It is used in the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence. (wiki) | |
Biblical Tells | Hazor and Megiddo | |
Byblos | ||
Damascus | ||
Old City of Acre | ||
Old City of Jerusalem | ||
Tyre |
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