Brotherhood of kings
Subtitle: how international relations shaped the ancient Near East
By: Amanda H. Podany.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195313987
Subjects: International relations -- History -- To 1500; Ambassadors -- Middle East -- History -- To 1500; Alliances -- History -- To 1500; Middle East -- History -- To 622; Middle East -- Foreign relations; Middle East -- Commerce -- History; Middle East -- Kings and rulers -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: A letter; title: The first evidence for diplomacy : "I am your brother and you are my brother"; title: Long distance trade before 2200 BCE : "At the wharf of Agade he made moor ships"; title: War and allegiance in the old Babylonian period : "I have always done good things for him and his heart knows the good deeds that I have done for him"; title: Mesopotamian contacts with distant lands from 2200 to 1500 BCE : "Who is there who would sell lapis-lazuli?"; title: A diplomatic crisis between Babylonia and Hatti : "I sent to a far-off land"; title: A clash between expanding empires after 1500 BCE : "Prepare yourselves! Make your weapons ready! For one will engage in combat with that wretched foe in the morning"; title: First diplomatic overtures between the great powers of the late Bronze Age : "A notable event! The like of this occurrence had not been heard of since the time of the demigods"; title: Mittani and Egypt united and at peace : "My brother, whom I love and who loves me"; title: Diplomatic marriage in Amarna times : "We, between us, are one, the Hurrian land and the land of Egypt "; title: Luxury goods from everywhere : "The gold is much. Among the kings there are brotherhood, amity, peace, and good relations"; title: A crisis in the diplomatic relationships : "My father became hostile"; title: The end of Mittani and the restoration of peace : "My ancestors and your ancestors made a mutual declaration of friendship"; title: Epilogue.