Amarna Letter from Shipti Ba'al of Lagash

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 16 September 2016
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This clay tablet is part of the Amarna letters. This letter was sent from Shipti Ba'al, who reassures the Egyptian pharaoh of his loyalty. The letter was written in Babylonian cuneiform inscriptions. 14th century BCE. From Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, September 16). Amarna Letter from Shipti Ba'al of Lagash. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5625/amarna-letter-from-shipti-baal-of-lagash/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Amarna Letter from Shipti Ba'al of Lagash." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 Sep 2016. Web. 18 Apr 2024.

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