Amarna Letter from Abdi-Tirshi

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This clay tablet is part of the Amarna letters. This letter was sent from Abdi-Tirshi (King of Hazor) to Amenhotep III or Akhenaten. Abdi-Tirshi reassures the pharaoh that he is loyal and is keeping his cities in good order. The letter was written in Babylonian cuneiform inscriptions; the writing is complex and parts of many signs are indistinct. 14th century BCE. From Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. (The British Museum, London).

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, September 16). Amarna Letter from Abdi-Tirshi. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5624/amarna-letter-from-abdi-tirshi/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Amarna Letter from Abdi-Tirshi." World History Encyclopedia, September 16, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5624/amarna-letter-from-abdi-tirshi/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Amarna Letter from Abdi-Tirshi." World History Encyclopedia, 16 Sep 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5624/amarna-letter-from-abdi-tirshi/.

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