Amarna International (Part 1)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Egypt, Canaan, Babylon, Assyria. In the 14th Century BCE, travellers criss-crossed the world. Many came to Egypt for diplomacy, trade, and to live. In this episode, we explore three short stories relating to Egypt and its neighbours... Episode details Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Music intro: Michael Levy, "Babylonian Banquet" and "The Magic of Marduk," www.ancientlyre.com Select Bibliography: T. Bryce and J. Birkett-Rees, Atlas of the Ancient Near East from Prehistoric Times to the Roman Imperial Period (London, 2016). M. H. Feldman, ‘Assur Tomb 45 and the Birth of the Assyrian Empire’, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (2006), 21–43. Y. L. Holmes, ‘The Messengers of the Amarna Letters’, Journal of the American Oriental Society 95 (1975), 376–81. S. Izre’el, The Amarna Scholarly Texts (Groningen, 1997). I. Spar et al., Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I (New York, 1988). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ‘Amarna letter: Royal Letter from Ashur-uballit, the king of Assyria, to the king of Egypt ca. 1353–1336 B.C.’, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accessed 4.18.2022. University College London, ‘Amarna: the cuneiform tablets, background information’, Digital Egypt for Universities, accessed 4.18.2022. R. Westbrook, ‘Babylonian Diplomacy in the Amarna Letters’, The Journal of the American Oriental Society 120 (2000), 377. A. Zivie, ‘The “Saga” of Aper-El’s Funerary Treasure’, in S. D’Auria (ed.), Offerings to the Discerning Eye: An Egyptological Medley in Honor of Jack A. Josephson (Leiden, 2010), 349–56. A. Zivie, ‘Pharaoh’s Man, ‘Abdiel: The Vizier with a Semitic Name’, Biblical Archaeology Review 44 (2018). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to the History of Egypt podcast.
0:12.3	This is a mini episode, Amarna International, Part 1.
0:17.9	Today, we explore tales of the late 14th century BE, the height of the Bronze Age, and a time
0:24.9	of great interconnectedness.
0:27.6	This episode is made up of three short stories, little pieces that are interesting, but
0:33.3	could not sustain a full episode on their own.
0:36.6	I have assembled these tales over the last couple of years from various episodes.
0:41.4	Now I've put them together for you.
0:44.4	These tales concern foreigners who come to Egypt to participate in Egyptian life.
0:51.1	They all operate within the Amarna period between 1400 and 1300 BCE. That's a broad definition
1:00.1	of the Amarna period, but you get the idea. At the height of the Bronze Age, Egypt and its society
1:06.6	was intimately connected with different communities across the world.
1:12.2	Today, we will explore a few situations in which foreigners came to the Nile Valley
1:17.8	to participate in Egyptian society and the records they left behind.
1:23.9	Today's episode is an offering from the priests,
1:27.2	specifically my priest level supporters on
1:29.9	patreon.com. Thank you to Linda, Terry, TJ, Yola, Micost, Andy and Chelsea, Jason, Kendra,
1:40.1	Evan, Kyla, Niddin, Stephen, Ashley, and Mark.
1:45.3	These fine folks are endlessly generous, for which I am most grateful.
1:50.7	Truly, you sing praises for the gods.
1:54.4	To everyone listening, thank you for joining me.
1:57.4	Let's explore an international world.
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