Anson Rainey
American historian (1930-2011) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 81
Anson Frank Rainey was professor emeritus of ancient Near Eastern cultures and Semitic linguistics at Tel Aviv University. He is known in particular for contributions to the study of the Amarna tablets, the noted administrative letters from the period of Pharaoh Akhenaten's rule during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.
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He authored and edited books and articles on the cultures, languages and geography of the Biblical lands.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2011 · aged 81
