The History of Egypt (Part 2): The Amarna Letters

10 days left

Server Costs Fundraiser 2026

It costs $20,000 a year to run our servers, and we need your help to pay for them!

$10897 / $20000
Amanda Iliadis
by
published on

Discovered in 1897, the letters of Tel El Amarna shed light on the political tensions that existed between Egypt, Canaan and Amurru during the period known as the Amarna Age. King Labayu of Shechem pleads for help from Pharaoh as does the Canaanite king of Byblos.

Remove Ads
Advertisement

The video and its description text are provided by Youtube. This website claims no authorship of this content; we are republishing it for educational purposes.

Cite This Work

APA Style

DrDavidNeiman. (2017, May 03). The History of Egypt (Part 2): The Amarna Letters. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1154/the-history-of-egypt-part-2-the-amarna-letters/

Chicago Style

DrDavidNeiman. "The History of Egypt (Part 2): The Amarna Letters." World History Encyclopedia, May 03, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1154/the-history-of-egypt-part-2-the-amarna-letters/.

MLA Style

DrDavidNeiman. "The History of Egypt (Part 2): The Amarna Letters." World History Encyclopedia, 03 May 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1154/the-history-of-egypt-part-2-the-amarna-letters/.

Support Us Remove Ads