Yapa-Hadda

Who is 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,.