Amarna letter EA 271

Amarna letter EA 271, titled: "The Power of the 'Apiru,"[1] is a moderately short, tallish, rectangular clay tablet letter, approximately 3 in wide x 4 in tall, from Milkilu the mayor/ruler of Gazru (Gezer), of the mid 14th century BC Amarna letters.

The Canaanite city-states were visited by the scribes, with short 'status reports' sent to the Pharaoh (King) reporting on city or regional accounts, for example the troubles with the habiru, or other external affairs.

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.

)[2] (Obverse & Reverse): Obverse See here: [3]; Line drawing, see here: [4] Bottom & Reverse See here: [5]; Line drawing, see here: [6] The Akkadian language text: (through line 12, obverse)[3] Akkadian: – Reverse The mention of the Habiru shows the conflict of the time, as the takeover of city-states or regions by the Habiru.

The map shows various cities and regions, and their respective dealings with the Habiru.