2024 – 04 - The Ancient Near East Today

April 2024

Vol. 12, No. 4

Hattusa (modern Bogazkoy), capital of the Hittite empire, was abandoned in the 12th century BCE. Although we can see some cultural continuity in the Neo-Hittite city-states, the Hittite Empire came to an end following the late Bronze Age Collapse. Photo by Carole Raddato. CC-By-SA 2.0.

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April 18, 2024

An exchange between Keliya, Chief Minister of Tushratta of Mitanni, and Amenhotep III. Text and illustration by Glynnis Fawkes.

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April 18, 2024

Ruines de Passargade, Tombeau dit de Cyrus, by Jean-Baptiste Flandin (1840). Public Domain.

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April 4, 2024

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