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  2. Correspondence of the Kings of Ur - Wikipedia

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    In letters from the king: "it is urgent". Most of the letters are presented as an exchange between a king of the Ur III dynasty and one of his officials (some of whom are known historical figures, e.g., the general Aradmu and later king of Isin Išbi-Erra), usually discussing matters of state or administration. Some of the topics include ...

  3. Historical figure - Wikipedia

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    Using historical figures in marketing communications and in branding is a new area of marketing research but historical figures’ names were used to promote products as early as in the Middle Ages. [46] Historical figure brand is using famous historical person in branding, for instance Mozartkugel, Chopin (vodka) or Café Einstein.

  4. Letters of Charles Dickens - Wikipedia

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    Dickens's early sensational success as the author of The Pickwick Papers induced many people to keep any letters he might send them. This, along with his huge output of letters, ensured that many thousands have survived. [1] [9] In 1965 the editors of his letters reckoned them to number nearly 12,000; by 2002 they had amended the total to 14,252.

  5. List of ancient Egyptians - Wikipedia

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    Nomarch of Thebes during the first intermediate period, later considered a founding figure of the 11th dynasty. Intef I: Pharaoh: 11th dynasty: fl. c. 22nd century BC: Intef I Sehertawy was local Egyptian ruler at Thebes, Egypt. He was the first of his dynasty to assume the title of Pharaoh.

  6. Historiography of Alexander the Great - Wikipedia

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    Alexander wrote and received numerous letters, but no originals survive. A few official letters addressed to the Greek cities survive in copies inscribed in stone and the content of others is sometimes reported in historical sources. These only occasionally quote the letters and it is an open question how reliable such quotations are.

  7. On 'Antiques Roadshow,' a historical letter collection ...

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    It was a flashback to 1999 on "Antiques Roadshow," and the estimated value of some of the items was mind-blowing. One of those items was a historical collection of letters from one of the first ...

  8. Agatha Christie: world's first historical whodunnit was ... - AOL

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    How 4,000-year-old papyrus letters prompted the queen of crime fiction to write Death Comes as the End. Agatha Christie: world's first historical whodunnit was inspired by 4,000 year-old letters ...

  9. Republic of Letters - Wikipedia

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    Konig, David Thomas (2004), "Influence and Emulation in the Constitutional Republic of Letters", Law and History Review, 22 (1): 179– 182, doi:10.2307/4141670, JSTOR 4141670, S2CID 146969519 Lambe, Patricke (1988), "Critics and Skeptics in the Seventeenth-Century Republic of Letters", The Harvard Theological Review , 81 (3): 271– 296, doi ...