Labaya

14th-century BCE (Amarna period) ruler or warlord in the central hill country of southern Canaan (Samaria)

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Born: 14th century BCE
Occupation: writer

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Labaya was a Canaanite prince and the ruler of Shechem in the central hill country of southern Canaan during the Amarna Period. He lived contemporaneously with the pharaoh Akhenaten. Labaya is mentioned in several of the Amarna Letters. He is the author of letters EA 252–54.

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Sex or gender: male
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Child: Mutbaal

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