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title: Amarna Letter from Burna-Buriash II to Amenhotep III
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3163/amarna-letter-from-burna-buriash-ii-to-amenhotep-i/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Amarna Letter from Burna-Buriash II to Amenhotep III

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

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## Image Caption

This is one of the [Amarna letters](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amarna_Letters/). In this clay tablet, the [Kassite](https://www.worldhistory.org/kassite/) king Burna-Buriash II (in [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/)) corresponds with the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) [Amenhotep III](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amenhotep_III/), asking him to send more [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/). Most of the [Amarna](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amarna/) letters were written in [Akkadian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/akkadian/) [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/), rather than the ancient [Egyptian hieroglyphs](https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Hieroglyphs/). From modern-day Tell el-Amarna, Al-Minya Governorate, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). Circa 1350 BCE. ME E 29785. EA 9 (Amarna number). (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, October 17). Amarna Letter from Burna-Buriash II to Amenhotep III. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3163/amarna-letter-from-burna-buriash-ii-to-amenhotep-i/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Amarna Letter from Burna-Buriash II to Amenhotep III." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 17, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3163/amarna-letter-from-burna-buriash-ii-to-amenhotep-i/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Amarna Letter from Burna-Buriash II to Amenhotep III." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Oct 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3163/amarna-letter-from-burna-buriash-ii-to-amenhotep-i/>.

## License & Copyright

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