Английская Википедия:Amarna letter EA 2
Amarna Letter EA2 is the letter of the Amarna series of inscriptions designated EA2, which is inscribed with cuneiform writing showing the continuation of a correspondence between Kadašman-Enlil I and Amenḥotep III, from EA1. This letter is known to be concerning, A Proposal of Marriage. The letter is part of a series of correspondences from Babylonia to Egypt, which run from EA2 to EA4 and EA6 to EA14. EA1 and EA5 are from Egypt to Babylonia. [1][2]
The composition of the matter of the tablet onto which the letter is inscribed is clay taken from the Euphrates. [3]
Translations which exist which are made by Moran (1992) and Liverani (1999). [3]
Jean Nougayrol thought this letter to be a lettre d'envoi. [4][5] The letter reads (as translated by William L. Moran):
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See also
- Chronology of the ancient Near East
- Amarna letters: EA 1, EA 3, EA 4, EA 5, EA 6, EA 7, EA 8, EA 9, EA 10, EA 11
References
- ↑ W.L.Moran (edited and translated) - The Amarna Letters (p.xvi)Шаблон:Dead link published by the Johns Hopkins University Press - Baltimore, London (Brown University) [Retrieved 2015-07-09]
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- ↑ W.L.Moran (edited and translated) - The Amarna Letters (p.xxiii)Шаблон:Dead link published by the Johns Hopkins University Press - Baltimore, London (Brown University) [Retrieved 2015-07-09]
- ↑ Dictionnaire français-anglais linguee
