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. (There are only 3 letters from
Labaya of
Šakmu/
Shechem.) The next closest mention of the Habiru is from the Jerusalem letters of
Abdi-Heba, directly south at
Jerusalem, letters
EA 286,
287,
288,
289, and
EA 290. ===Spellings for
Habiru in the Amarna letters=== •
EA 100, l. 26—
KUR,..
ša ìl-
qú LÚ.
MEŠ GAZ,.. [
ištu ]–.]–(
LÚ-MEŠ GAZ ) •
EA 271, l. 16—..
lú-
meš Sa-GaZ-
meš .. ( Men (pl),
SA.GAZMEŠ(pl) •
EA 290, l. 24—..
Ha-
Pí-
Ri .. ( Hapiru ( '
Apiru )) •
EA 299, l. 18—..
da-
an-
nu LÚ-
SA-
GAZ-
meš .. (
"Strengthening" - LÚ.SA.GAZ.MEŠ ..( "Strengthening Habiru" ) • EA 366, l. 21—.. {LÚ}
SA-
GAZ .. (
LÚSA-GAZ (Habiru)) ==References==