Amarna diplomacy: the beginnings of international relations
ISBN: 9780801861994
Platform/Publisher: ACLS / Johns Hopkins University Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Ten pages at a time; Download: Ten pages at a time
Subjects: Comparative/ World;

In 1887, a peasant woman stumbled across a 3000-year-old trove of cuneiform tablets in Amarna, Upper Egypt. The editors of this work have brought together a team of social scientists and ancient historians to explore the world of ancient Near Eastern statecraft portrayed in the letters. Subjects discussed include Egyptian imperial and foreign policy, international law and trade, geopolitics and decision-making, intelligence and diplomacy.

Raymond Cohen is a professor of international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Raymond Westbrook is a professor of ancient Near Eastern languages and literature at the Johns Hopkins University.

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