Amarna Letters

Amarna Letters

Amarna Letters, a collecting of agreement spanning the reigns  of  Amenhotep III (1391-1353  B.C.E.), Akhenaten (1353-1335 B.C.E.), and into the first year of Tutankhamuns rule (1333-1323  B.C.E.),  these were learned  in  the  ruins  of  Akhenaten's capital  of Amarna in  1887,  taken  from  a  site  described  the  Place  of the Letters of the Pharaohs. Some 382 cuneiform tablets constitute the body of the assembling, written in the old Babylonian accent of the Akkadians, the lingua franca of the  territory at  the  time.  This  adopted  language  used altered  Egyptian  and  Syrian  terms  as  well.  The  letters take  diplomatic  texts  that  reflect  the  switching  trade and military exploits of the era. They are actually representations of proportionateness between noted kingdoms, providing insights into commitments, protocol, pacts, vassal status,  and  the  ever-changing  lands  of  competing empires.

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·        Neferherenptah (Priest)
·        Meketaten
·        Khons
·        Khunianupu
·        Amara
·        Neferheteperes (Princess)
·        Meketre
·        Khusebek