Hattusili III's Letter to Kadasman-Enlil II

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 03 September 2018
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Hattusili III's Letter to Kadasman-Enlil II Download Full Size Image

This clay tablet represents a letter from Ḫattušili III (king of the Hittite Empire) to Kadašman-Enlil II (Kadashman-Enlil II; the Kassite king of Babylon). The beginning reads "I mourned for your father and shed tears for him. I sent a messenger (ambassador)." The rest of the text mentions how they should unite in wars against the Egyptians. 13th century BCE, from Hattusa (Bogazkoy), in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, September 03). Hattusili III's Letter to Kadasman-Enlil II. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9173/hattusili-iiis-letter-to-kadasman-enlil-ii/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Hattusili III's Letter to Kadasman-Enlil II." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 03, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9173/hattusili-iiis-letter-to-kadasman-enlil-ii/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Hattusili III's Letter to Kadasman-Enlil II." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 03 Sep 2018. Web. 25 Jul 2024.

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