The Amarna Letters

Clay tablet; letter from Yidya to the king (of Egypt) concerning the export of raw glass to Egypt; 23 lines; on reverse the writing is damaged; complete.

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E29836

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Clay tablet; letter from Yidya to the king (of Egypt) concerning the export of raw glass to Egypt; 23 lines; on reverse the writing is damaged; complete.

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  • Clay tablet; letter from Yidya to the king (of Egypt) concerning the export of raw glass to Egypt; 23 lines; on reverse the writing is damaged; complete.

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  • Clay cuneiform tablet; letter from Yidya to the king (of Egypt); 19 lines; reverse blank; nearly complete. Clay tablet; letter from Yidya to the king (of Egypt) concerning the export of raw glass to Egypt; 23 lines; on reverse the writing is damaged; complete. Clay tablet inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform; letter from the ruler Yidya of Askalon to the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III or Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten); 4+2?; 22 lines; obverse divided into 3 sections, writing clear; part of the reverse blank; the clay of which the tablet is composed has pieces of flint in it; complete.

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