Amarna letter EA 4 explained

Amarna Letter EA4 is a continuation of correspondence between Kadašman-Enlil I and Amenhotep III.

The letter is part of a series of correspondences from Babylonia to Egypt, which run from EA2 to EA4 and EA6 to EA14. EA1 and EA5 are from Egypt to Babylonia.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In a publication of the Moran translations, the letter is given the title Royal deceit and threats.

The letter translated reads:^[2] ----------------

See also

• Tammuz (Babylonian calendar)
• Ab
• Chronology of the ancient Near East
• Amarna letters: EA 1, EA 2, EA 3, EA 5, EA 6, EA 7, EA 8, EA 9, EA 10, EA 11

Notes and References

1. W.L.Moran (edited and translated) - The Amarna Letters (p.xvi) published by the Johns Hopkins University Press - Baltimore, London (Brown University) [Retrieved 2015-07-09]
2. Book: The Amarna Letters. W.L.Moran (edited and translated). published by the Johns Hopkins University Press - Baltimore, London (University of Cincinnati’s Faculty Portfolio Initiative). 2015-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20150714020337/https://roberthaug.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/amarna-letters.pdf. 2015-07-14. dead.
3. Book: The El-Amarna Correspondence (2 vol. set): A New Edition of the Cuneiform Letters from the Site of El-Amarna based on Collations of all Extant Tablets (p.1326). Anson F. Rainey. 14 November 2014. Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East, BRILL, 14 Nov 2014, 1676 pages . 978-9004281547. 2015-07-09.