Amarna Letter Tablet from Tushratta (Illustration)

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by Priscila Scoville
published on 31 August 2015

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Amarna Letter Tablet from Tushratta — Cuneiform tablet inscribed with a letter from Tushratta, king of Mitanni, to Amenhotep III of Egypt. It was found in Tell el-Amarna and dates from c. 1350 BC, when the city was known as Akhetaten. In this letter, the kings were negotiating a diplomatic mariage between Amenhotep III and a Mitanian princess. Tushratta asks for much gold as a bride-price. (The British Museum, London)

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Priscila Scoville

BA, MA and PhD candidate in History. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. I currently study Ancient Egypt and its relations with the Near East in time of Akhenaten.

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The British MuseumAccessed 1 Dec 2016.

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Scoville, P. (2015, August 31). Amarna Letter Tablet from Tushratta. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/4044/

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