Amarna Tablet EA290 from Jerusalem (resin recreation). About 2 5/8 inches by 2 1/8 inches. In 1887 a peasant woman digging for fertilizer found these tablets in the ruins of Tell El-Amarna. The Tell El-Amarna tablets date to the 18th dynasty of Egypt, mainly during the reign of Akhenaton. These tablets consist of correspondence between the Pharaoh of Egypt and the kings of the cities of Jerusalem, Gezer, Lachish, Jarmuth and Eglon. They are written in Akkadian. In this letter, there are complaints and requests for protection from invading Hapiru, who some equate with the Hebrews (Hapiru=Hebrew??). Amarna EA290 Translaltion: "[Sa]y [t]o the king-(i.e. pharaoh), my lord: Message of ['Abdi]-Heba, your servant. I fall at the feet [of the kin]g, my lord, 7 times and 7 times. Here is the deed against the land that Milkilu and Šuardatu did: against the land of the king, my lord, they ordered troops from Gazru, troops from Gimtu, and troops from Qiltu-(Keilah). They seized Rubutu. The land of the king deserted to the Hapiru. And now, besides this, a town belonging to Jerusalem-(called Urusalim), Bit-dNIN.URTA by name, a city of the king, has gone over to the side of the men of Qiltu. May the king give heed to Abdi-Heba, your servant, and send archers to restore the land of the king to the king. If there are no archers, the land of the king will desert to the Hapiru. This deed against the land was [a]t the order of Milki[lu and a]t the order of [Šuard]atu, [together w]ith Gint[i] -(i.e. the city). So may the king provide for [his] land." -EA 290, lines 1-30 (complete) The city "Bit-dNIN.URTA" is linked to cuneiform as: city: "Home of God–Ninurta", (Bit-dNIN.URTA).