Thutmose III (Part 3): Foreigners and Trade.
1465 BCE. We explore the world beyond the Egyptian Empire. Visiting the peoples of Crete (Keftiu), Cyprus (Alashiya) and Byblos (Kupna) we see what was happening beyond the realm of direct Egyptian rule. Oh, and there’s a goofy poem at the end.
Bibliography
- Donald B. Redford, The Wars in Syria and Palestine of Thutmose III, 2003.
- Donald B. Redford, Egypt, Canaan and Israel in Ancient Times, 1992.
- Yannis Galanakis, The Aegean World: A Guide to the Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenean Antiquities in the Ashmolean Museum, 2013.
- Richard A. Gabriel, Thutmose III: A Military Biography, 2009.
- Shelley Wachsmann, Seagoing Ships and Seamanship in the Bronze Age Levant, 2008 (Google Books).
- Eric H. Cline & David O’Connor, Thutmose III: A New Biography, 2006.
- H.R. Hall, “Keftiu and the Peoples of the Sea,” 1902 (JSTOR).
- J.B. Pritchard, “Syrians as Pictured in the Paintings of the Theban Tombs,” 1951 (JSTOR).
- M.H. Wiener, “Neo-Palatial Knossos: Rule and Role,” 2007 (malcolmweiner.net – ignore Google Warning, false flag).
- R. van Dijk, “Bull-Leaping in the Ancient Near East,” 2013 (Academia.edu).
Wow!!! Thank you for the tip on the “History of Ancient Greece” podcast!!!
Greetings,
Ivonna Nowicka
Ekh, sorry for this multitude of posts.
Well, this just has to be corrected – in my previous post I ment master Poe’s “Annabel Lee” of course and not “The Raven” (as the mistaken title “Lenore” might have suggested).
I hear the melody of e.g. of the line: “of my darling my darling, my love and my bride” in the translation.
Take care and translate more : ),
Ivonna
Instead of talking about “Western Turkey” it would be historically correct to talk of Western Anatolia. The Turkic people did not settle in Anatolia for a couple of thousands of years.
Bravo bravo bravo for the poem. Very successful translation and a pleasure to listen to.
The rhythm, the rhymes… somehow it brought master Poe’s “Lenore” to mind : ).
The bonus feature from the history of ancient Greece feels uncomfortable now, given what we know of the creators history of sexual harassment, but outside of that an interesting episode.
I hope you’ll do a deep dive on the Mitanni state at some point!