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This clay tablet is part of the Amarna letters. This letter was sent from Shipti Ba'al, who reassures the Egyptian pharaoh of his loyalty. The letter was written in Babylonian cuneiform inscriptions. 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 Shipti Ba'al of Lagash. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5625/amarna-letter-from-shipti-baal-of-lagash/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Amarna Letter from Shipti Ba'al of Lagash." World History Encyclopedia, September 16, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5625/amarna-letter-from-shipti-baal-of-lagash/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Amarna Letter from Shipti Ba'al of Lagash." World History Encyclopedia, 16 Sep 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5625/amarna-letter-from-shipti-baal-of-lagash/.
