The Amarna Letters: An Eight-Part Series

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Kadashman-Enlil I of Babylon Feels Disrespected by Amunhotep III

The Kassite king of Babylonia accuses the pharaoh of insulting his sister, whom he had taken as a wife, and of sending him diluted gold.

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Dr. Alice Mandell
Kadashman-Enlil I of Babylon Feels Disrespected by Amunhotep III

Amenhotep III in the Blue Crown, ca. 1390–1352 B.CE (adapted). Metmuseum

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Published: March 18, 2025

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Last Updated: September 7, 2026

  1. The Kassites were probably originally from the Zagros mountains region. They took over Babylonia after Babylon was sacked by the Hittites in 1531 B.C.E. Their rule lasted four centuries.

  2. Translations of EA 1, 3 and 10 are from Rainey 2015.

Dr. Alice Mandell is Assistant Professor and William Foxwell Albright Chair in Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Northwest Semitics from UCLA’s Department of… Read More
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