Is there any proof that the Babylonians and Egyptians had contact with each other and if they did, what was their relationship like?

by LordofGoodTaste

I'm currently penning a script for a Youtube review about Prometheus written in the vein of RedLetterMedia's Plinkett reviews and when I was combing through Xenopedia's Goofs page for plot holes to discuss, when I found out that Logan Marshall-Green's character incorrectly states Sumer, Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were "unconnected" cultures that shared no contact with each other, while Sumer/Mesopotamia where one and the same. The page also says that Egypt and Babylonia where in contact with each other "via trade and war".

Is there any proof that Egypt and Babylonia had any contact with each other?

Bentresh

Yes, they absolutely were in touch with one another. In fact, we have letters written between the kings of Egypt and Babylonia. An example: http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/kadashman_enlil.htm

Egypt and Babylonia really only developed a diplomatic relationship during the Late Bronze Age (1550-1150 BCE), but there's evidence for trade links much earlier than that.