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A Bibliography of Studies on Egyptian-Mesopotamian Relations (1st ed.)

by Mattias Karlsson


Introductory remarks

This article presents a list of all scientific books and articles known to me that centre
on Egyptian-Mesopotamian relations. The purpose of this collection of literature is,
naturally, to facilitate further studies in this particular field of research.
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First, I will state the principles used in the collecting process. The (later) Sudanese
kings of Egypt’s 25th dynasty were counted as “Egyptians” in the collecting process.
2

Only genuinely Mesopotamian polities were focused on in the collecting process.
3

Older works were also collected.
4
Mere publications of sources were only collected
selectively, while books of a textbook character that may include some lines or
paragraphs on the interaction between Egypt and Mesopotamia were excluded.
5

Returning to the first sentence of this article, “centre on” is about directness and
degree. Works that more or less directly centre on Egyptian-Mesopotamian relations
were collected. A work that more directly centres on the relations is e.g. the article by
Spalinger (1977) on Egypt and Babylonia, while an example of a work that less
directly centres on the relations is the article by Leahy (1993) on Egyptian onomastic
evidence in cuneiform texts. In the latter case, the issue of international relations
seems not to be the real focal point. Both works that completely deal with the relations
(e.g. Albright 1920) and those that to a significant degree, but not exclusively, explore
the relations (e.g. Emery 1961) were collected. While Albright discusses a (now
rejected) correlation between an Egyptian and Mesopotamian ruler, Emery deals only
partly with Mesopotamian influences on Egypt (through his “dynastic race”).
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In the following, the list in question is presented. The relevant works are sorted
alphabetically and according to type of source, with the list being divided into
primary (source publications) and secondary (scholarly discussions) sources. After the
list, I will make some general remarks concerning the collected material with regard
to which time periods, which agents, and what topics the literature focuses on.
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Although I have done my best, the list in question is bound to come short in some respects. Especially
literature on the Amarna letters and discussions proceeding from Biblical events are voluminous. I
welcome suggestions as to the revising of this list, not the least in the prospect of a possible update.
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They were after all (Egyptianized) kings of Egypt. The rulers Shabaqa (c. 716-702), Shebitqu (c. 702-
690), Taharqa (c. 690-664), and Tanutamon (664-656) all interacted closely with Mesopotamia.
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This criterion includes Mitanni (largely located between the twin rivers) and certainly Mari (by the
Euphrates) but excludes polities such as the Syrian Ebla, which by the way has attested Egyptian
connections (see e.g. G. Scandone Matthiae in Studi Eblaiti 3 (1979), pp. 33-43).
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Including dated works from the 19th century. It goes without saying that these books and articles
should be used with caution. They were collected here out of a desire to make the list complete. I
refrained from listing works whose scientific statuses are seriously questionable, however.
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Simply in order to make the collection process practically manageable. I do recognize that source
publications may include discussions and that textbooks may contain novel ideas. At the same time,
this type of literature may also simply publish sources and repeat generally held notions. In terms of
lexicons, only entries in the work “Reallexikon der Assyriologie” were considered.
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Admittedly, the term significant (degree) opens up for different interpretations, but the alternative is
to have a criterion that is strict but totally off the mark (such as to include all titles that happen to have
the two toponyms in them). In some cases, I have not had access to the works in question, but I have
then made my evaluations based on the titles and reliable, additional information found elsewhere.
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In the compiling of the list, I had much use of the two entries in the “Reallexikon der Assyriologie”
on Egypt and Mesopotamia (Opitz 1928, Röllig 1993-97). For details on studies on the second

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Primary sources (selected source publications)

Albenda, P. 1986. The Palace of Sargon, King of Assyria. Synthèse 22. Paris: Éditions
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Barnett, R. D. 1976. Sculptures from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh.
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Borger, R. 1996. Beiträge zum Inschriftenwerk Assurbanipals. Die Prismenklassen A,
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Börker-Klähn, J. 1982. Altvorderasiatische Bildstelen und Vergleichbare Felsreliefs
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Clay, A. T. 1912. Business Documents of Murashû Sons of Nippur Dated in the Reign
of Darius II (424-404 B.C.). University of Pennsylvania, Publications of the
Babylonian Section 2/1. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania.
Cole, S. W. and P. Machinist. 1998. Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Priests to
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Fuchs, A. 1994. Die Inschriften Sargons II. aus Khorsabad. Göttingen: Cuvillier.
Grayson, A.K. 1975. Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles. Texts from Cuneiform
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Grayson, A. K. 1991. Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC I (1114-859
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Kitchen, K. A. 1975. Ramesside Inscriptions, Historical and Biographical I. Oxford:
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Langdon, S. 1912. Neubabylonische Königsinschriften. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 4.
                                                        
millennium BCE, I proceeded from the bibliographical notes in Liverani 2001 [1990]. For details on
studies on the first millennium BCE, I had the literature list in Onasch 1994 as a departure point. I also
used the bibliographical data in Spalinger 1974b, Spalinger 1977, Kahn 2001, and Zamazalová 2011 on
the first millennium BCE. In addition, I collected some works with the aid of search engines. An
alternative (but arguably less effective) way of collecting the works is, of course, to examine the
“Keilschrift Bibliographie Online” (1939-) and the “Online Egyptological Bibliography” (1822-).

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Concluding remarks

As is evident from the above, the literature on Egyptian-Mesopotamian relations is
extensive, here with 243 entries. The literature covers all decades from the 1880’s up
to and including the present one. Also, the literature is attested in a variety of
languages (English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Russian, Hebrew).
In terms of time periods under study, it is mainly four periods that are centred on in
the listed research. Obviously, this tendency goes hand in hand with the temporal
distribution of the preserved sources. Firstly, there is the late prehistoric and early
historic time, or Early Bronze age (around 3000 BCE). Connections between the city-
states of southern Mesopotamia and the nearly or newly unified polity of Egypt are
highlighted here.
8
Secondly, there is the Amarna age or Late Bronze age (around 1350
BCE) with contacts between the polities of Egypt, Mitanni, Babylonia, and Assyria.
9

Thirdly, there is the Early Iron age (around 700 BCE) with interaction between Kush
and Assyria and with Egypt in the middle.
10
Fourthly, there is the Saite and Neo-
Babylonian periods (around 600 BCE) with interconnections between Babylonia on
the one hand and Assyria (initially) and Egypt on the other hand.
11

Regarding the topics of research on Egyptian-Mesopotamian relations, I will make
a few general points. Some of the research centres on cultural loans between the two
river-based cultures (generally from Mesopotamia to Egypt), especially in older
literature that focuses on the earliest times.
12
The topic of synchronisms / chronology
is also considerably covered by research, understandably so since chronological
correlations in one sense lay the foundation for understanding the said relations.
13
The
topic of diplomacy / warfare between various polities from the two regions is also
common, not the least with regard to the Amarna age of the second millennium BCE
and the empire age of the first millennium BCE.
14
Finally, a noticeable aspect of the
literature list above is that discussions frequently proceed from passages in the Bible,
tying Egypt and Mesopotamia together through the polities of Israel and Judah.
15

                                                        
8
See e.g. Bénédite 1916, Helck 1979, and Boehmer 1991.
9
See e.g. Hall 1921, Zaccagnini 1973, and Kestemont 1974.
10
See e.g. Spalinger 1974, Kitchen 1983, and Radner 2012.
11
See e.g. Wiseman 1966, Lipiński 1972, and Hackl and Jursa 2015.
12
See e.g. de Morgan 1926, Kantor 1952, and Moorey 1987.
13
See e.g. Kühne 1973, Depuydt 1993, and Kahn 2001.
14
See e.g. Vogt 1957, Liverani 2001 [1990], and Onasch 1994.
15
See e.g. Goedicke 1963, Malamat 1975, and Na’aman 1990.