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The Amarna letters (/ ə ˈ m ɑːr n ə /; sometimes referred to as the Amarna correspondence or Amarna tablets, and cited with the abbreviation EA, for "El Amarna") are an archive, written on clay tablets, primarily consisting of diplomatic correspondence between the Egyptian administration and its representatives in Canaan and Amurru, or ...
Amarna letter EA 367, titled From the Pharaoh to a Vassal, [1] is a medium-small, square clay tablet Amarna letter to Endaruta of Achshaph, (Akšapa of the letters), one of only about 10 letters of the el-Amarna corpus, that is from the Pharaoh of Egypt to his correspondent. (Two of the Pharaonic letters are lists, and not a 'letter' per se.)
The Amarna letter EA1 is part of an archive of clay tablets containing the diplomatic correspondence between Egypt and other Near Eastern rulers during the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten, his predecessor Amenhotep III and his successors. These tablets were discovered in el-Amarna and are therefore known as the Amarna letters.
The Amarna letters, about 300, numbered up to EA 382, are a mid 14th century BC, about 1350 BC and 20–25 years later, correspondence. The initial corpus of letters were found at Akhenaten's city Akhetaten, in the floor of the Bureau of Correspondence of Pharaoh; others were later found, adding to the body of letters.
Amarna Letter EA4 is a continuation of correspondence between Kadašman-Enlil I and ... The letter translated reads: [2] ... Amarna letters: EA 1, EA 2, EA 3, ...
In Ancient Egypt, the Amarna Period (c. 1350 BC) saw diplomatic correspondence sent to the city of Akhetaten (Amarna), providing valuable insights into the political situations at the time. The Amarna Letter EA 248 (EA 248) is a fragmented letter by Yashdata, a displaced ruler, to the Pharaoh, also mentioning Biridiya of Megiddo .
Amarna Letter EA2 is the letter of the Amarna series of inscriptions designated EA2, ... (as translated by William L. Moran): ... Amarna letters: EA 1, EA 3, EA 4, ...
Amarna Letter EA10 (see here: ) is the letter of the Amarna series of diplomatic correspondence designated EA 10, which is written in cuneiform writing showing the continuation of a correspondence between Burna-Buriash II (otherwise known as Burra-Buriyaš) an ancient king of Babylon (named Karduniaš in the 1350 BC Amarna time period), and Akhenaten (also known as Amenophis IV), an ancient ...