These letters, comprising cuneiform tablets written primarily in Akkadian – the regional language of diplomacy for this period … See more

Note: Many assignments are tentative; spellings vary widely. This is just a guide.
William L. Moran summarizes the state of the chronology of these tablets as follows:
Despite a long history of inquiry, the chronology … See more

A small number of the Amarna letters are in the class of poetry. An example is EA 153, (EA is for 'el Amarna'). EA 153, entitled: "Ships on hold", from Abimilku of Tyre is a short, 20-line letter. Lines 6–8, and 9-11 are parallel phr… See more

Amarna letter EA 15, from Ashur-uballit I; see also Amarna letter EA 153.
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• Aruz, Joan, Kim Benzel, and Jean M. Evans, eds. Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008.
• Cohen, Raymond, and Raymond … See more

• "The Tell el-Amarna Tablets" . Catholic Encyclopedia. 1913.
• CDLI, Chicago Digital Library Listing of the Amarna letters
• Electronic version of the Amarna tablets, Akkadian in English transliteration.… See more