Treaties, Ancient Near East
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23709271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elena Devecchi (0000-0002-3860-4163, University of Turin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah01196.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4205522380 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Ancient Near Eastern treaties were contractual agreements between two political entities, in most cases between two kings. Numerous treaties survive in written form, and others are known indirectly from other types of source, such as royal inscriptions, historiographic compositions, and letters. They date from the twenty‐fourth until the seventh century bce , but the best‐preserved and largest group dates to the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1550–1200 bce ) and was recovered in the archives of Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite kingdom.
Akkadian · Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Capital (architecture) · Geography · Hittite language · Kingdom · Middle East · Political science · Politics · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · Geology · History · Law · Paleontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |