the Amarna letters

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amenhotep_III
gptkbp:author gptkb:Toby_Wilkinson
gptkb:William_Flinders_Petrie
gptkb:James_Henry_Breasted
Hermann Ranke
Kurt Sethe
gptkbp:character approximately 382
gptkbp:conservation_efforts clay tablets
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Amarna_Period
gptkbp:date 14th century BC
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Amarna
gptkbp:has_content political and diplomatic issues
gptkbp:historical_analysis primary source
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:New_Kingdom_of_Egypt
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:Tell_el-Amarna
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Amarna letters
gptkbp:influence Egyptology
gptkbp:interacts_with foreign rulers
gptkbp:language gptkb:Akkadian
gptkbp:notable_feature diplomatic language
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:notable_recipients gptkb:Akhenaten
gptkbp:origin gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Hittite_Empire
gptkb:Mitanni_Kingdom
Amarna art
Egyptian religion
Canaanite city-states
Akhenaten's reforms
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis ongoing
gptkbp:screenplay_by cuneiform
gptkbp:significance insight into diplomatic relations
gptkbp:style formal correspondence
gptkbp:themes gptkb:region
military alliances
trade relations
marriage alliances
cultural exchanges
political marriages
diplomatic gifts
letters of negotiation
letters of invitation
letters of inquiry
letters of response
requests for aid
letters of complaint
letters of alliance
letters of congratulations
letters of reassurance
gptkbp:written_by Egyptian officials
gptkbp:year_created 1887