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State Correspondence in the Ancient World From New Kingdom Egypt to the Roman Empire

Title
State Correspondence in the Ancient World [electronic resource] : From New Kingdom Egypt to the Roman Empire / edited by Karen Radner.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

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Radner, Karen.
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Series Statement
Oxford studies in early empires
Uniform Title
State Correspondence in the Ancient World (Online)
Subject
  • Government correspondence > Middle East > History > To 1500
  • Government correspondence > Rome
  • Colonies > Administration > History > To 1500
  • Imperialism > History > To 1500
  • Middle East > Colonies > Administration
  • Rome > Colonies > Administration
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-298) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction : long-distance communication and the cohesion of early empires / Karen Radner -- Egyptian state correspondence of the New Kingdom : the letters of the Levantine client kings in the Amarna correspondence and contemporary evidence / Jana Mynarova -- State correspondence in the Hittite world / Mark Weeden -- An imperial communication network : the state correspondence of the neo-Assyrian empire / Karen Radner -- The lost state correspondence of the Babylonian empire as reflected in contemporary administrative letters / Michael Jursa -- State communications in the Persian Empire / Amelie Kuhrt -- The king's words : Hellenistic royal letters in inscriptions / Alice Bencivenni -- State correspondence in the Roman Empire from Augustus to Justinian / Simon Corcoran.
LCCN
2013028583
OCLC
ssj0001100369
Title
State Correspondence in the Ancient World [electronic resource] : From New Kingdom Egypt to the Roman Empire / edited by Karen Radner.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Series
Oxford studies in early empires
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-298) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Radner, Karen.
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