Yanhamu

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Yanhamu, also Yenhamu, and Enhamu, was an

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Yanhamu is referenced in 16 of the 60–letter "Rib-Hadda of Gubla"-(Byblos) sub-corpus, and also 12 additional letters.

Letters referencing commissioner Yanhamu

Milkilu's EA 270, "Extortion"

Letter no. 4 of 5 to Pharaoh, from "Milkilu of Gazru"-(modern Gezer):

Say to the king, my lord, my god, my Sun: Message of Milkilu, your servant, the dirt at your feet. I fall at the feet of the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, 7 times and 7 times. May the king, my lord know the deeds that Yanhamu keeps doing to me since I left the king, my lord. He indeed wants 2000 shekels of silver from me, and he says to me, "Hand ov[er] your wife and your sons, or I will kill (you). May the king know of this deed, and may the king, my lord, send chariots and fetch me to himself lest I perish.

— EA 270, lines 1-29 (complete)

Milkilu's EA 271, "The Power of the 'Apiru"

Milkilu letter no. 5 of 5 to Pharaoh:

Say to the king, my lord, my god, my Sun: Message of

Habiru). O[th]erwise, may the king, my lord, send chariots
to fetch u[s] lest our servants kill us. Moreover, may the king, my lord, ask Yanhamu, his servant, about what is bein[g] done in his [l]and.

— EA 271, lines 1-27 (complete)

Referenced Amarna letters to Yanhamu

The largest sub-corpus of Amarna letters is from the Rib-Haddi corpus: namely "

EA for 'el Amarna
').

See also

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