List of Amarna letters by size
This is a List of Amarna letters by size, mostly length X width, and starting with the shortest (in Height). Note: a few Amarna letters are wider than tall, for example EA 290.
It should be understood the definition of "mayor" in the Amarna letters. (The definition of King is relatively obvious). Some mayors are called the "Man Town XXX". The obvious description is to call the mayor a governor, (the man who governs, no matter the size of the City-state; ("governor" means "govern-or"). The power of local governors depended on conflicts, or commercial local successes, or of course the discourses, including the everpresent Habiru, ('Apiru).
Amarna letter EA 252[edit]
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| letter of Mayor Labaya of Šakmu Schechem British Museum no. E 29844[1] |
6.985 centimetres (3 in) X ~5.71 centimetres (2 in) ((~2.75 in x ~2.25 in)) |
_to_the_Egyptian_Pharaoh_Amenhotep_III_or_his_son_Akhenaten._14th_century_BCE._From_Tell_el-Amarna,_Egypt._British_Museum.jpg) EA 252, 2.75 in tall Obverse, Lines 1-15 (Bottom & Reverse), Lines 16-31 |
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Amarna letter EA 365[edit]
| Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness) | ||||
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| letter of Mayor Biridiya of Megiddo Louvre AO 7098[2] |
6.5 centimetres (3 in) X ~6.5 centimetres (3 in) |
 EA 365, 6.5 cm tall Obverse, Lines 1-14 (Reverse & Left Side), Lines 15-31 |
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Amarna letter EA 15[edit]
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| letter of Ashur-uballit I of Assyria Metropolitan Museum of Art 24.2.11[3] |
7.7 centimetres (3 in) X 5.5 centimetres (2 in) |
 EA 15, 7.7 cm tall Obverse, Lines 1-15 (Bottom Edge & Reverse), Lines 16-22 |
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Amarna letter EA 153[edit]
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| EA 153 | letter from Abimilku of (island) Tyre Metropolitan Museum 24.2.12[4] |
7.78 centimetres (3 in) X 5.24 centimetres (2 in) Note: Cuneiform characters on letter are very "stubbiform" (non-classical) |
 EA 153, 7.78 cm tall Obverse, Lines 1-16 (Bottom Edge & Reverse), Lines 17-20 | |
Amarna letter EA 367[edit]
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| EA 367 | letter by Pharaoh to Endaruta of Achshaph (Akšapa) Louvre AO 7095 |
3.2 in (8.2 cm) X 2.2 in (5.8 cm) |
 EA 367, 11.43 cm tall Obverse, Lines 1-16 (Reverse), Lines 17-25 | |
Amarna letter EA 364[edit]
| Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness) | ||||
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| Mayor Ayyab letter Louvre AO 7094 |
4.0 inches (10 cm) X 2.3 inches (6 cm) |
 EA 364, 10 cm tall |
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Amarna letter EA 9[edit]
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| letter of Burna-Buriash II of Karduniaš (Babylon) British Museum E 29795[5] |
11.3 centimetres (4 in) X 8.1 centimetres (3 in) |
 EA 9, 11.3 cm tall (Reverse), Lines 25-38 ((Obverse)), Lines 1-24 |
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Amarna letter EA 161[edit]
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| EA 161 | letter from Aziru to Pharaoh British Museum E 29818[6] |
~12.0 cm (4.72 in) X ~8.33 cm (3.28 in) |
 EA 161, ~12.0 cm tall Obverse, Lines 1-26 (Reverse & Left), Lines 27-56 | |
Amarna letter EA 38[edit]
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| EA 38 | letter from (un-named) King of Alashiya Vorderasiatisches Berlin Museum VAT 153[7] |
13.2 centimetres (5 in) X 10.0 centimetres (4 in) |
 EA 38, 13.2 cm tall Obverse, Lines 1-25 (Botton Edge & Reverse), Lines 26-30 | |
Amarna letter EA 5[edit]
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| EA 5 | letter from King Kadashman-Enlil I of Babylon (Kardunias) to Pharaoh British Museum 29787[8] |
14.0 centimetres (6 in) X 7.0 centimetres (3 in) |
.jpg) EA 5, 14 cm tall Obverse, Lines 1-33 | |
Amarna letter EA 35[edit]
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| EA 35 | letter from King of Alashiya British Museum E 29788[9] |
14.61 centimetres (6 in) X 9.84 centimetres (4 in) |
 EA 35, 6 in tall Obverse | |
Amarna letter EA 26[edit]
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| letter of Tushratta to Pharaoh's wife British Museum E 29794[10] (Full tablet view: Photo, EA 26: Obverse) |
~14.7 centimetres (6 in) X ~9.5 centimetres (4 in) X ~2.4 centimetres (1 in) |
_of_Egypt,_matching_fragment_in_British_Museum_-_Oriental_Institute_Museum,_University_of_Chicago_-_DSC07018.JPG) EA 26, ~14.7 cm tall Obverse, Lines 1-39 Reverse Lines 40-66 (Full tablet view: Photo, EA 26: Obverse |
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Amarna letter EA 288[edit]
| Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness) | ||||
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| EA 288 | letter from Abdi-Heba of Jerusalem (Uru-Salem)(City-Peace) Vorderasiatisches Berlin Museum VAT 1643[11] |
16.2 centimetres (6 in) 16.45 (for line 16 broken gap adjustment) X 10.5 centimetres (4 in) |
 EA 288, 16.45 cm tall Obverse, Lines 1-31 (Reverse), Lines 32-66 | |
Amarna letter EA 19[edit]
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| letter of Tushratta of Mitanni British Museum E 29791[12] |
19.4 centimetres (8 in) X 9.7 centimetres (4 in) |
 EA 19, 19.4 cm tall Obverse, Lines 1-42 (Reverse), Lines 43-85 |
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Amarna letter EA 27[edit]
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| Amarna letter | Region/Person | Length X Width | Images | |
| EA 27 | letter from Tushratta of Mitanni Vorderasiatisches Berlin Museum VAT 2333[13] |
~~21.0 centimetres (8 in) X ~~12.0 centimetres (5 in) |
 EA 27, ~21.0 cm tall Obverse, Lines 1-58 (Reverse), Lines 59-113 | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Louvre Museum entry for EA 365
- ^ Louvre Museum entry for EA 365
- ^ Metropolitan Museum page for EA 15
- ^ Metropolitan Museum page for EA 153
- ^ Reverse images of EA 9, and EA 17
- ^ British Museum entry for EA 161
- ^ Vorderasiatisches Museum entry for EA 38
- ^ "Tablet | British Museum".
- ^ British Museum entry for EA 35
- ^ "Tablet | British Museum".
- ^ Vorderasiatisches Museum entry for EA 288
- ^ British Museum image gallery for E29791, EA 19
- ^ Vorderasiatisches Museum entry for EA 288 (no entry at Museum on 9-8-2018)
External links[edit]
- Vorderasiatisches Museum image gallery for VAT153, EA 38
- British Museum image gallery for E29791, EA 19
- CDLI listing of all EA Amarna letters, 1-382. They all can show photos/ or drawings of the individual letter.
- High-resolution images, from the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin.