Idanda was a king of
Qatna
Qatna (modern: ar, تل المشرفة, Tell al-Mishrifeh) (also Tell Misrife or Tell Mishrifeh) was an ancient city located in Homs Governorate, Syria. Its remains constitute a tell situated about northeast of Homs near the village of al ...
in the middle of the 14th century BC. An archive of tablets discovered in the royal palace mention him with the name Idanda while in other sources he is mentioned as Idadda. His name is
Amorite
The Amorites (; sux, 𒈥𒌅, MAR.TU; Akkadian: 𒀀𒈬𒊒𒌝 or 𒋾𒀉𒉡𒌝/𒊎 ; he, אֱמוֹרִי, 'Ĕmōrī; grc, Ἀμορραῖοι) were an ancient Northwest Semitic-speaking people from the Levant who also occupied la ...
, and he claimed to be the son of a king named
Ulašuda whose position in Qatna is uncertain. His son was named Amut-pa-īl.
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14th-century BC monarchs
Amorite kings
Qatna
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