02887nam 22006014a 450 991095462930332120251116175740.01-134-57585-80-203-59883-01-134-57586-61-280-05083-70-203-50498-410.4324/9780203504987 (CKB)1000000000251460(EBL)182244(OCoLC)134971313(SSID)ssj0000301667(PQKBManifestationID)11248917(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301667(PQKBWorkID)10262987(PQKB)11718098(MiAaPQ)EBC182244(Au-PeEL)EBL182244(CaPaEBR)ebr10101235(CaONFJC)MIL5083(EXLCZ)99100000000025146020030428d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLetters of the great kings of the ancient Near East the royal correspondence of the late Bronze Age /Trevor BryceLondon ;New York Routledge20031 online resource (254 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-64234-5 0-415-25857-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-243) and index.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.Offering fascinating insights into the people and politics of the ancient near Eastern kingdoms, Trevor Bryce uses the letters of the five Great Kings of Egypt, Babylon, Hatti, Mitanni and Assyria as the focus of a fresh look at this turbulent and volatile region in the late Bronze Age. Numerous extracts from the letters are constantly interwoven into the fabric of narrative and discussion, and this lively approach allows us to witness history through the eyes of the people who lived it, revealing the personalities and reactions of kings, queens, princes, princesses and royal officiMiddle EastHistoryTo 622SourcesMiddle EastKings and rulersCorrespondence935/.0215.51bclBryce Trevor1940-297741MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954629303321Letters of the great kings of the ancient Near East4492435UNINA