File:Amarna letter. "Message from the king of Alashiya, your brother" to the Pharaoh of Egypt, possibly Akhenaten. C. 1350 BCE. From Tell e-Amarna, Egypt. British Museum.jpg
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English: Amarna letter. "Message from the king of Alashiya, your brother" to the Pharaoh of Egypt, possibly Akhenaten. Akkadian cuneiform text. The king of Alashiya (Cyprus) sends a large amount of copper and in return requests silver, special oils, and the services of a priest who can read omens. Although referred to as gifts, the exchanges of gifts were economic in nature. Circa 1350 BCE. From Tell e-Amarna, Egypt. British Museum, London. ME 29788. |
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