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Book Description
- Title:
- Syria and Egypt. From the Tell El Amarna Letters
- Authors:
- W.M. Flinders Petrie [1853-1942]
- Publication Year:
- 1934
- Location:
- London
- Publisher:
- Methuen & Co.
- Pages:
- 187
- Subjects:
- Syria, Egypt, Amarna Letters, Archaeology, Ancient Near East
- Copyright Holder:
- Public domain
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Discovery of the Letters at Tell el Amarna
- 2. Transliteration and summaries
- 3. Historical order of the Letters
- 4, Allegiance of the Syrians to Egypt
- 5. Chronology of the Letters
- 6. Identification of the places named.
- 7. Published sources
- 8. Conquests of the Egyptians in Syria
- 9. Position of the principal personages named
- Letters of the Peace
- 10. Kings of the Khatti
- 11. Dushratta of Mitani
- 12. Kallimasin of Babylonia
- 13. Burnaburyash of Babylonia
- 14. King of Alashia
- 15. Kings of Assyria and N ukhashi
- 16. Petty Governors in peace
- The North Syrian War
- 17. Troubles in Amki with the Khatti
- 18. Trouble about Damascus
- 19. Namyawaza in trouble
- 20. Galilee rebelling
- 21. Aziru in peace
- 22. Abdashirta stating his fidelity
- 23. Ribaddi attacked
- 24. Ribaddi in Simyra
- 25. Ribaddi in Gubla
- 26. Simyra lost
- 27. Abimilki of Tyre in trouble
- 28. Ribaddi in Beyrut
- 29. Ribaddi in Gubla
- 30. Ribaddi in Beyrut
- 31. Beyrut lost, Ribaddi in Gubla
- The South Syrian War
- 32. Abdkhiba in trouble
- 33. Milkili and allies doubtful
- 34. Abdkhiba attacked
- 35. Fighting round Gezer
- 36. Fighting round Megiddo
- 37. Shuwardata in trouble
- 38. Abdkhiba failing
- 39. Loss of South Palestine
- 40. Movements of the Hittites and Amorites
- 41. Varieties of Government in Syria
- 42. Biographical notices of the principal persons
- 43. Index of persons
- 44. Index of places
- 45. Identification of places
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