Amarna letters
Also known as: Amarna letters–phrases and quotations · Amarna correspondence · Amarna tablets · Tell el-Amarna tablets
The Amarna letters are an archive, written on clay tablets, primarily consisting of diplomatic correspondence between the Egyptian administration and its representatives in Canaan and Amurru, or neighboring kingdom leaders, during the New Kingdom, spanning a period of no more than thirty years in the middle of the 14th century BC.
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Diplomatic archive documenting relations with Retjenu
The Amarna letters provide extensive evidence of the diplomatic and political interactions between the Egyptian pharaohs and the rulers of the city-states within Retjenu.
primary diplomatic record of the era
These clay tablets provide essential evidence of the international relations and geopolitical landscape of the Near East during the Amarna Period.
historical source material for the novel's international politics
Waltari utilized the diplomatic correspondence found in the Amarna archives to construct the complex geopolitical landscape and interactions between Egypt and neighboring powers in his novel.
Diplomatic record of the period
These clay tablets provide evidence of the international political context during the reign of Akhenaten, showing how the religious focus on Atenism affected Egypt's foreign relations.