Biridiya

Biridiya was the ruler of Megiddo, northern part of the southern Levant, in the 14th century BC.

Labaya attacked Megiddo (EA 244) forcing the people to flee inside the city walls and making it impossible to harvest fields.

Both Biridiya and Yashdata (EA 248/EA 245) attacked Labaya, apparently with the support of Suruata of Akko.

The archive covers diplomatic correspondence from the time of Amenhotep III, Akhenaten and Tutankhamen, referred to as "the Pharaoh".

At Kumudi (modern Kamid al lawz) the name Biridiya is mentioned in a Letter KL 72:600.

Amarna letter EA 245. Letter from Biridiya, King of Megiddo, to the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III or his son Akhenaten. 14th century BCE. From Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. British Museum