Letters of the great kings of the ancient Near East : the royal correspondence of the late Bronze Age / Trevor Bryce.
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2003.
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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.