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 letters by size (Height x Width) + (Thickness) | ||||
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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)) |
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letter of Mayor
Biridiya of
Megiddo Louvre AO 7098 [2] |
6.5 centimetres (3 in) X ~6.5 centimetres (3 in) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Mayor
Ayyab letter Louvre AO 7094 |
4.0 inches (10 cm) X 2.3 inches (6 cm) |
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letter of
Burna-Buriash II of Karduniaš ( Babylon) British Museum E 29795 [5] |
11.3 centimetres (4 in) X 8.1 centimetres (3 in) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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EA 35 | letter from King of
Alashiya British Museum E 29788 [9] |
14.61 centimetres (6 in) X 9.84 centimetres (4 in) |
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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) |
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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) |
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letter of
Tushratta of
Mitanni British Museum E 29791 [12] |
19.4 centimetres (8 in) X 9.7 centimetres (4 in) |
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EA 27 | letter from
Tushratta of Mitanni Vorderasiatisches Berlin Museum VAT 2333 [13] |
~~21.0 centimetres (8 in) X ~~12.0 centimetres (5 in) |