page_title: Amarna letter EA 256
hierarchical_section_title: Amarna letter EA 256
caption_attribution_description: ArtistUnknownDescription English: Amarna Letters Letter of Biridiya, prince of Megiddo, to the king of Egypt; subject of harvesting by corvee workers in the city of Nuribta. Terra cotta Current location (Inventory)Louvre Museum&#160;&#160;Native nameMusée du LouvreLocationParisCoordinates48°&#160;51′&#160;37″&#160;N, 2°&#160;20′&#160;15″&#160;E&#160; &#160;Established1793Websitewww.louvre.frAuthority control : Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 0000 0001 2260 177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat Sully, Rez-de-chaussée, Levant, Salle D, Vitrine 4&#160;: L'âge du bronze récent 1550 - 1150 avant J.-C.Accession numberAO 7098. Also known as EA 365.Credit lineAcquired in 1918Referenceslouvre.frSource/PhotographerRama English: Amarna Letters Letter of Biridiya, prince of Megiddo, to the king of Egypt; subject of harvesting by corvee workers in the city of Nuribta. Terra cotta
context_page_description: Amarna letter EA 256, in short EA 256, catalogued under the title Oaths and Denials, is one of a total of about 350 so-called Amarna letters, belonging to an official correspondence dating to the mid-14th century BC. The initial corpus of letters were found at Akhenaten's city Akhetaten, on the floor of the Bureau of Correspondence of Pharaoh; others were later found, adding to the body of letters.
context_section_description: Amarna letter EA 256, in short EA 256, catalogued under the title Oaths and Denials, is one of a total of about 350 so-called Amarna letters, belonging to an official correspondence dating to the mid-14th century BC (about 1350 BC till 20–25 years later). The initial corpus of letters were found at Akhenaten's city Akhetaten, on the floor of the Bureau of Correspondence of Pharaoh; others were later found, adding to the body of letters.
caption: EA 365, a rectangular letter of similar size to Mut-Bahlu's EA 256
  (very high-resolution expandable photo)
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