Clay tablet letter from the King of Alashiya to the King (Pharaoh) of Egypt
Amarna letter EA 35 (Titled The Hand of Nergal)
EA 35, Obverse
Material
Clay
Size
Height: 5.75 in (14.6 cm) Width: 3.875 in (9.84 cm)
Writing
cuneiform (Akkadian language)
Created
~1375-1335 BC (Amarna Period)
Period/culture
Middle Babylonian
Place
Akhetaten
Present location
British Museum, London BM 29788 (E29788))
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Amarna letter EA 35, titled The Hand of Nergal,[1] is a moderate length clay tablet letter from the king of Alashiya (modern Cyprus) to the king (pharaoh) of Egypt (photo, high resolution [1]). The letter has multiple short paragraphs, with scribed, single-lines showing the paragraphing. Paragraphs I-VII are on the letter's obverse; paragraph VIII starts at the bottom edge and continues, ending at Paragraph XIII on the clay tablet's reverse.
The letter is located in the British Museum, no. 29788. The clay surface shows a gloss, implying a quality of the clay preparation. Small edges/ corners of the clay tablet letter are broken, damaged, or missing.
The topics of the letter concern an epidemic afflicting the country: The Hand of Nergal, trade for silver and copper (copper from Alašiya), and timber. A discussion of politics, concerning island individuals, and the two countries' messengers concern the second half of the letter.
The Amarna letters, about 300, numbered up to EA 382, are mid 14th century BC, about 1350 BC and 25? years later, correspondence. The initial corpus of letters were found at Akhenaten's city Akhetaten, in the floor of the Bureau of Correspondence of Pharaoh; others were later found, adding to the body of letters.
^Moran, William L. 1987, 1992. The Amarna Letters. EA 35, The Hand of Nergal, pp. 107-9.
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