Habiru (Ha biru) or Apiru or pr.w (Egyptian)was the name given by various
Sumerian,
Egyptian,
Akkadian,
Hittite,
Mitanni, and
Ugaritic sources (dated, roughly, from before
2000 BC to around
1200 BC) to a group of people living as MAR TU or nomadic invaders in areas of the
Fertile Crescent from Northeastern
Mesopotamia and
Iran to the borders of
Egypt in
Canaan Depending on the source and epoch, these Habiru are variously described as nomadic or semi-nomadic, rebels, outlaws, raiders, mercenaries, and bowmen, servants, slaves, migrant laborers, etc.
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