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382 clay tablets of ancient diplomatic tea — kings begging Egypt for help, snitching on each other, and mentioning 'Habiru' in Canaan
These cuneiform tablets found at Amarna are basically the group chat of Late Bronze Age diplomacy. Canaanite vassal kings write to Egypt complaining about raiders called 'Habiru' causing chaos in the land. Whether these Habiru are connected to the Hebrews is one of the spiciest debates in biblical archaeology. Either way, the letters prove Canaan was a mess during this exact period.
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