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T1 Gift-exchange in the Amarna Letters: A Concise Study of the Letters from the Great Kings
T2 Intercambio de regalos en las cartas de Amarna: un estudio conciso de las cartas de los grandes reyes
A1 Perazzone Rivero, Emma
K1 Reciprocidad
K1 matrimonios interdinásticos
K1 diplomacia
AB In this article, we will look at the concept of reciprocal gifts and gift-exchanges in the corpus known as the Amarna letters.In order to observe reciprocity in the Amarna letters, we will ascertain the presence of a return gift for every present sent, aswell as the idea of reciprocity in the repetition of said structure of gift-exchange. In the Amarna letters, we bear witness toan important network of contacts established between Near Eastern nations of the fourteenth and thirteenth centuries BCE.The geographical extent of the Amarna letters leaves no doubt about the central part played by the Egyptian kings of thisperiod within the political, economic and social context of the great powers of the Near East. This study will focus on thegift-exchanges within the Amarna letters, taking into account the contextual differences between Egypt and each of its mainpartners: Babylonia, Assyria, Mitanni, Hatti, Arzawa and Alashiya. We will also consider diplomatic or interdynastic marriages asoccasions for gift-exchange, as well as tools used to establish and maintain political and personal alliances between the kings.
PB Universidad de La Laguna, Centro de Estudios Africanos
SN 1695-4750
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/27345
UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/27345
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 02-may-2024