Naziba, was a small 'city', or 'city-state' south of Dimašqu-(Damascus), in the 1350 BC, 1350–1335 BC Amarna letters Text corpus, correspondence. The town of Naziba was located near Amarna letters ''Qanu'', now named Qanawat, and biblical ''Kenath''. Naziba, is part of a 6-letter series of letters, written by the same scribe, all entitled: "Ready for marching orders (1-6)". The letters are ''mostly'' identical, with only the city's ''Ruler'' and the ''location'' changing; they are letters EA 201-EA 206, (EA (el Amarna), EA for 'el Amarna').

EA 206, for the "ruler of Naziba"

: Say to the king, my lord: Message of the ruler of Naziba, your servant. I Prostration formula, fall at the feet of the king, my lord, 7 times plus 7 times. You hav[e wr]it[ten] to make preparations before the arrival of the Pítati, archers, and I am herewith, along with my troops and my chariots, at the disposition of the archers. —EA 206, lines 1-17 (complete)

List of the 6-letter series

:#EA 201-marching orders (1)—for Artamanya of Siribašani :#EA 202-marching orders (2)—for Amawaše of Bašan(?) :#EA 203-marching orders (3)—for 'Abdi-Milki of Šashimi :#EA 204-marching orders (4)—for the ruler of Qanawat, Qanu, called Qanawat :#EA 205-marching orders (5)—for the ruler of Tubu (town) :#EA 206-marching orders (6)—for the ruler of Naziba :#''Additional by scribe'': EA 195—title: "Waiting for the Pharaoh's words" – by Biryawaza of ''Dimašqu'' (Damascus)

References

*William L. Moran, Moran, William L. ''The Amarna Letters.'' Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, ) Amarna letters locations Amarna letters writers {{AncientEgypt-stub

EA 206, for the "ruler of Naziba"

List of the 6-letter series

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