The royal archives from Tell Leilan : old Babylonian letters and treaties from the Lower Town Palace East
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The royal archives from Tell Leilan : old Babylonian letters and treaties from the Lower Town Palace East
（Uitgaven van het Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten te Leiden, 117）
Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, 2011
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الارشيفات الملکية في تل ليلان : المراسلات والمعاهدات البابلية القديمة من قصر المدينة الشرقي الادنی
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"Published in cooperation with the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums of the Syrian Arab Republic."
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This volume presents the royal letters and treaties excavated in 1987 at
Tell Leilan (Syria) by archaeologists from Yale University. The ca. 200
letters and a handful of political treaties, all written in cuneiform on
clay tablets fomed part of the archives of kings Mutija and Till-Abnu,
who ruled at Tell Leilan, ancient Shehna/Shubat-Enlil, ca. 1750-40 BC.
Comprehensive introductory sections review the evidence in its
archaeological and historical contexts, and are followed by the complete
scholarly edition of the texts. Facsimile drawings and photos of the
original tablets are presented both in print and on cd-rom. NINO is
proud to publish this important work in cooperation with the Directorate
General of Antiquities and Museums of the Syrian Arab Republic.
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