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Amarna letters

archive, written on clay tablets, primarily consisting of diplomatic correspondence between the Egyptian administration and its representatives in Canaan and Amurru during the New Kingdom
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Summary

Amarna letters is a diplomatic correspondence[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of diplomatic correspondence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,196 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Ancient Egypt[3]
  • Instance of: archives[4], archaeological artefact[5]
  • Writing system: cuneiform[6]
  • Commons category: Amarna letters[7]
  • Language of work or name: Akkadian[8]
  • Has part(s): Amarna Letter EA 1[9], Amarna Letter EA 2[10], Amarna Letter EA 3[11]
  • Start time: 1350 BC[12]
  • End time: 1330 BC[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Amarna letters[14]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15]

Why It Matters

Amarna letters has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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