List of Amarna letters by size: Difference between revisions

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

Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness)
Amarna letter	Region/Person	Length X Width	Images
EA 252	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))

Amarna letter EA 365

Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness)
Amarna letter	Region/Person	Length X Width	Images
EA 365	letter of Mayor Biridiya of Megiddo Louvre AO 7098[2]	6.5 centimetres (3 in) X ~6.5 centimetres (3 in)

Amarna letter EA 15

Amarna letter EA 153

Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness)
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)

Amarna letter EA 367

Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness)
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)

Amarna letter EA 364

Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness)
Amarna letter	Region/Person	Length X Width	Images
EA 364	Mayor Ayyab letter Louvre AO 7094	4.0 inches (10 cm) X 2.3 inches (6 cm)

Amarna letter EA 9

Amarna letter EA 161

Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness)
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)

Amarna letter EA 38

Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness)
Amarna letter	Region/Person	Length X Width	Images
EA 38	letter from (unnamed) King of Alashiya Vorderasiatisches Berlin Museum VAT 153[7]	13.2 centimetres (5 in) X 10.0 centimetres (4 in)

Amarna letter EA 5

Amarna letter EA 35

Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness)
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)

Amarna letter EA 26

Amarna letter EA 288

Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness)
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)

Amarna letter EA 19

Amarna letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness)
Amarna letter	Region/Person	Length X Width	Images
EA 19	letter of Tushratta of Mitanni British Museum E 29791[12]	19.4 centimetres (8 in) X 9.7 centimetres (4 in)

Amarna letter EA 27

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