Biridiya
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Biridiya was the ruler of Megiddo
in the 14th century BC
. Biridiya authored five of the Amarna letters
correspondence. He is also mentioned in the corpus
from the city of 'Kumidu', the Kamid al lawz
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Megiddo (place)
Megiddo is a tell in modern Israel near Megiddo Kibbutz, known for its historical, geographical, and theological importance especially under its Greek name Armageddon. In ancient times Megiddo was an important city-state. Excavations have unearthed 26 layers of ruins, indicated a long period of...
in the 14th century BC
14th century BC
The 14th century BC is a century which lasted from the year 1400 BC until 1301 BC.-Events:* 1397 BC: Pandion I, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son Erechtheus II of Athens....
. Biridiya authored five of the Amarna letters
Amarna letters
The Amarna letters are an archive of correspondence on clay tablets, mostly diplomatic, between the Egyptian administration and its representatives in Canaan and Amurru during the New Kingdom...
correspondence. He is also mentioned in the corpus
Text corpus
In linguistics, a corpus or text corpus is a large and structured set of texts...
from the city of 'Kumidu', the Kamid al lawz
Kamid al lawz
Kamid al lawz is located in West Bekaa, Lebanon. Its population is from the Sunni Muslim sect.This town was the site of major German archaeological excavations between 1963 and 1981...
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See also
- HannathonHannathonHannathon, and of the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters, Hinnatuna, or Hinnatuni/Hinnatunu, is the Biblical city/city-state of Hannathon, ; in the Amarna letters correspondence as Hinnatuna, it is a site in southern Canaan, site uncertain.-Amarna letters Hinnatuna :Hinnatuna is referenced in 2 Amarna...
, Biridiya letter EA 245, title: "Assignment of guilt"