The Ancient East No. II. THE TELL EL AMARNA PERIOD The Relations of Egypt and Western Asia in the Fifteenth Century B.C. According to The Tell El Amarna Tablets by Carl Niebuhr Translated by J. Hutchinson London: David Nutt 57-59 Long Acre 1903 CONTENTS The Ancient East I. The Tablets, and How they were Found. II. The Egyptian Court and Administration. III. Letters from Asiatic Kings. IV. Letters from Asiatic Vassals. V. Political Conditions in the Tell el Amarna Period. Bibliographical Appendix THE ANCIENT EAST Under this title is being issued a series of short, popular, but thoroughly scientific studies, by the leading scholars of Germany, setting forth the recent discoveries and investigations in Babylonian, Assyrian and Egyptian History, Religion, and Archæology, especially as they bear upon the traditional views of early Eastern History. The German originals have been appearing during the last eighteen months. The English translations made by Miss Jane Hutchison have been submitted in each case to the Authors, and embody their latest views. Short, helpful bibliographies are added. Each study consists of some 64 to 80 pages, crown 8vo, and costs *1s.* sewed, or *1s. 6d.* cloth. The following are issued: THE REALMS OF THE EGYPTIAN DEAD. By Professor ALFRED WIEDEMANN. THE TELL EL AMARNA PERIOD. By Dr. C. NIEBUHR. THE BABYLONIAN AND THE HEBREW GENESIS. By Professor H. ZIMMERN. THE BABYLONIAN CONCEPTION OF HEAVEN AND HELL. By Dr. ALFRED JEREMIAS. POPULAR LITERATURE IN ANCIENT EGYPT. By Professor ALFRED WIEDEMANN. I. THE TABLETS, AND HOW THEY WERE FOUND.