Amanda Podany here takes readers on a vivid tour through a thousand years of ancient Near Eastern history, from 2300 to 1300 BCE, paying particular attention to the lively interactions that took place between the great kings of the day.
Amanda Podany here takes readers on a vivid tour through a thousand years of ancient Near Eastern history, from 2300 to 1300 BCE, paying particular attention to the lively interactions that took place between the great kings of the day.
Amanda H. Podany is Professor of History at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is the author of The Ancient Near Eastern World (OUP).
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* Contents * A Word about Chronology and Translation * Cast of Characters * Time Line * Acknowledgments * Introduction * Part I: The Early Dynastic Period and Akkadian Empire, 1500-2000 BCE * 1: The First Evidence for Diplomacy ("I am your brother and you are my brother") * 2: Traders and Ships from Different Lands ("At the wharf of Akkad he made moor ships") * Part II: The Old Babylonian Period, 2000-1595 BCE * 3: War and Allegiance ("I have always done good things for him and his heart knows the good deeds that I have done for him") * 4: Long Journeys away from Home ("Who is there who would sell lapis-lazuli?") * Part III: A Time of Crisis and Change, 1595-1400 BCE * 5: Attack on Babylon by a Distant Enemy ("I sent to a far-off land") * 6: A Clash between Expanding Empires ("Prepare yourselves! Make your weapons ready! For one will engage in combat with that wretched foe in the morning") * 7: Diplomatic Overtures between the Great Powers ("A notable event! The like of this occurrence had not been heard of since the time of the demigods" * Part IV: The Amarna Age, 1400-1300 BCE * 8: Brother Kings United and at Peace ("My brother, whom I love and who loves me") * 9: Diplomatic Marriages ("We, between us, are one, the Hurrian land and the land of Egypt ") * 10: Luxury Goods from Eveyrwhere ("The gold is much. Among the kings there are brotherhood, amity, peace, and good relations") * 11: A Crisis in the Brotherhood ("My father became hostile") * 12: The End of an Empire and the Restoration of Peace ("My ancestors and your ancestors made a mutual declaration of friendship") * Epilogue * Abbreviations * Notes * Further Reading * Bibliography * Index
* Contents * A Word about Chronology and Translation * Cast of Characters * Time Line * Acknowledgments * Introduction * Part I: The Early Dynastic Period and Akkadian Empire, 1500-2000 BCE * 1: The First Evidence for Diplomacy ("I am your brother and you are my brother") * 2: Traders and Ships from Different Lands ("At the wharf of Akkad he made moor ships") * Part II: The Old Babylonian Period, 2000-1595 BCE * 3: War and Allegiance ("I have always done good things for him and his heart knows the good deeds that I have done for him") * 4: Long Journeys away from Home ("Who is there who would sell lapis-lazuli?") * Part III: A Time of Crisis and Change, 1595-1400 BCE * 5: Attack on Babylon by a Distant Enemy ("I sent to a far-off land") * 6: A Clash between Expanding Empires ("Prepare yourselves! Make your weapons ready! For one will engage in combat with that wretched foe in the morning") * 7: Diplomatic Overtures between the Great Powers ("A notable event! The like of this occurrence had not been heard of since the time of the demigods" * Part IV: The Amarna Age, 1400-1300 BCE * 8: Brother Kings United and at Peace ("My brother, whom I love and who loves me") * 9: Diplomatic Marriages ("We, between us, are one, the Hurrian land and the land of Egypt ") * 10: Luxury Goods from Eveyrwhere ("The gold is much. Among the kings there are brotherhood, amity, peace, and good relations") * 11: A Crisis in the Brotherhood ("My father became hostile") * 12: The End of an Empire and the Restoration of Peace ("My ancestors and your ancestors made a mutual declaration of friendship") * Epilogue * Abbreviations * Notes * Further Reading * Bibliography * Index
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