Yapa-Hadda


Yapa-Hadda, also Yapah-Hadda, was the mayor/ruler of Biruta- of the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence.
Yapa-Hadda is referenced in 13 letters of the Amarna letters 382-letter corpus, and specifically in relation to neighboring Gubla-, ruled by Rib-Hadda,. Yapa-Hadda is sometimes the subject of letters, typically involved with his ships, and a collusion of cities, all against Gubla and Rib-Haddi.
Yapa-Hadda is the author of two letters, both sent to the pharaoh, one by way of Šumu-Haddi,, the other to the pharaoh by way of an Egyptian commissioner,.

The intrigued letters of Yapah-Hadda

EA 113, title: ''"War and peace"''

This letter is tablet-II of a two-tablet letter. Letter no. 42 of 68, authored by Rib-Hadda of Gubla:

EA 97, title: ''"A bad reputation"''

Letter of Yapa-Hadda sent to the Egyptian pharaoh by way of Sumu Haddi:

EA 98, title: ''"Losses from Byblos to Ugarit"''

Letter sent to Egypt, and commissioner, Yanhamu: