Fragment of an "Amarna Letter"

Fragment of an "Amarna Letter"

This is a fragment of a clay tablet containing a letter (written in Akkadian) that was found at Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. Like many of the so-called "Amarna Letters," this document concerns the exchange of valuable gifts. It was sent from King Tushratta of Mitanni to Queen Tiy, widow of Amenhotep III of Egypt. In it, the king complains that statues sent to him by the queen's son were not of solid gold, as had been promised, but were made only of wood overlaid with gold. Similar letters were sent to Egypt from the kings of Assyria and Babylonia.