| Amarna letter EA 364 (Titled Justified War) | |
|---|---|
 Letter 1 of 1 from Ayyab | |
| Material | Clay |
| Size | Height: 4.0 in (10 cm) Width: 2.3 in (5.8 cm) Thickness: 0.75 in (1.9 cm) |
| Writing | cuneiform (Akkadian language) |
| Created | ~1350-1335 BC (Amarna Period) |
| Period/culture | Middle Babylonian |
| Place | Akhetaten |
| Present location | Louvre (Antiquités orientales AO 7094) |
Amarna letter EA 364, titled Justified War,[1] is a clay tablet letter from Ayyab, ruler of Aštartu, to Pharaoh Akhenaten (1350s–1330s BC).
It is one of the Amarna letters, 382 in total, dating from c. 1360 – c. 1332 BC.[2][3] The initial corpus of letters were found at the city of Amarna, founded by Akhenaten, in the floor of the Bureau of Correspondence of Pharaoh.
The letter is a reply to the pharaoh referring to a letter from the pharaoh's messenger Tahmassi. In it, Ayyab, governing-man (often—("who/which"-(ša))-"man, city")-Aštartu, who is in control of one of the city-states in Canaan, is stating his commitment to guarding the city (and the region), after three cities in the region were taken in attacks by Habiru raiders.
The tablet measures about 4 in x 2.3 in and is in relatively pristine condition. Because of its narrowness, each line averages only between 4 and 7 cuneiform characters in the Akkadian language.
Glossenkeils used in letter 364:
| Amarna letter EA 364 |
EA 364 Glossenkeil |
EA 364 Akkadian language |
translation |
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| Amarna letter EA 364 |
Glossenkeil #1  line 8, Obverse |
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- ^ Moran, William L. 1987, 1992. The Amarna Letters. EA 364, Justified War, p. 3623.
- ^ Shlomo Izre'el. "The Amarna Tablets". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Moran, William L. (1992). The Amarna Letters. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. xiv. ISBN 0-8018-4251-4.