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Amarna letter EA 149 information


Amarna letter EA 149, titled: "Neither Water nor Wood"[1] is a moderate- to extended-length clay tablet Amarna letter (mid 14th century BC) from Abimilku of Tyre-(called Ṣurru in the letters), written to the Pharaoh of Egypt.

The letter concerns the intrigues of neighboring city-states and their rulers, and the loss of the neighboring city of Usu, from where the island of Tyre obtained supplies, for example, water, wood, etc. and a place for burying their deceased.

EA 149 is located at the British Museum, no BM 29811. Tablet letter EA 149 can be viewed here: Reverse: [1], Obverse: [2].


  1. ^ Moran, William L. 1987, 1992. The Amarna Letters. EA 149, "Neither Water nor Wood", pp. 236-37.

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