event · evt_egyfull_amarna_letters_archive
Compilation and deposition of the Amarna diplomatic archive
Cuneiform tablets preserved correspondence among Egypt, other great kings and Levantine rulers.
What is the evidence?
observation
Cuneiform tablets preserved correspondence among Egypt, other great kings and Levantine rulers.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1360 BCE–1330 BCE
Precision: range
very highPreferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.
- informs · contextualizes documentary preservation
Hieratic — Ursula Verhoeven (2023)Supports archive and preservation cautions.
Locator: Scripts, media and documentary practice - supports · provides historical context
Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times — Donald B. Redford (1992)Supports archive interpretation.
Locator: Amarna correspondence and international system
Interpretation and caveats
The archive is a selective court dossier shaped by preservation and administrative practice, not a complete record of foreign relations.
Event context
Classification
Event type: archive formation and diplomacy
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Akhetaten / Tell el-Amarna
Why it matters to the timeline
A primary evidence bridge between Egypt, the Levant, Anatolia, Mesopotamia and the Aegean world.
Research notes
- Supports archive interpretation. Role: provides historical context. Locator: Amarna correspondence and international system.
- Supports archive and preservation cautions. Role: contextualizes documentary preservation. Locator: Scripts, media and documentary practice.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides historical context
Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times — Donald B. Redford (1992)Supports archive interpretation.
Locator: Amarna correspondence and international system - informs · contextualizes documentary preservation
Hieratic — Ursula Verhoeven (2023)Supports archive and preservation cautions.
Locator: Scripts, media and documentary practice
Referenced records
- Akhetaten / Tell el-Amarna · entity
- Amarna Letters · entity