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In the Annals of Tuthmosis III,1 the goods arriving in Egypt are recorded annually as a direct consequence of the military victories of Pharaoh,2 but classified differently. Apart from ‘booty’ @@ obtained from the battlefield after a victory or from plundering a conquered town, the other incoming goods are labelled b’,k ‘production’,4 inw ‘supply’, or bi’,t ‘marvels’.5 Examples of the three types of delivery are as follows:
Production (b’,k) of the wretched Kush: gold xOO dbn and 6 shekels; 36 negro slaves, male and female; 111 oxen and calves, 185 bulls, total 306; besides vessels laden with ebony, ivory, all the good products of this country, together with the harvest of this country.6
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E. Bleiberg in JSSEA, 11 (1981), pp. 107–10.
R. Müller-Wollermann in GM, 66 (1983), pp. 81–93
C. Aldred in JEA, 56 (1970), pp. 105–16.
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Liverani, M. (2001). The Annals of Tuthmosis III: Tribute or Gift?. In: International Relations in the Ancient Near East, 1600–1100 BC. Studies in Diplomacy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230286399_29
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