Amanmašša is the name of an

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official, but probably two separate officials (?), in the 1350–1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence. The

form of his name is Amenmose, which means ''"

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-born"''. Amanmašša is only referenced in two letters of the

Byblos Byblos ( ; ), also known as Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl (, Lebanese Arabic, locally ), is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The area is believed to have been first settled between 8800 and 7000BC and continuously inhabited ...

sub-

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Rib-Hadda Rib-Hadda (also rendered Rib-Addi, Rib-Addu, Rib-Adda) was king of Byblos during the mid fourteenth century BCE. He is the author of some sixty of the Amarna letters all to Akhenaten. His name is Akkadian in form and may invoke the Northwest Se ...

, EA 113 and 114; EA is for 'el

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'. Both letters have depth, (are complex) and reference

Yapa-Hadda Yapa-Hadda, also Yapah-Hadda, was the mayor/ruler of ''Biruta''-(Beirut) 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 nei ...

of ''Biruta''-(

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) and involve: ships, control of grain for food, war, desertion of Rib-Hadda people-(citizens of ''Gubla''-Byblos), etc. Amarna letter EA 114 has the distinction of being the only letter of the 382–Amarna letter correspondence referencing

Alashiya Alashiya ( ''Alašiya'' -la-ši-ia ''ẢLṮY''; Linear B: 𐀀𐀨𐀯𐀍 ''Alasios'' -ra-si-jo Hieratic "'irs3"), also spelled Alasiya, also known as the Kingdom of Alashiya, was a state which existed in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, a ...

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-(and concerning Amanmašša), besides the letters EA 34– EA 40 that are ''from'' Alashiya, and the unnamed ''"King of Alashiya"''.

The letters for "Official: ''Amanmašša''"

Rib-Hadda EA 113, title: ''"War and peace"''

See:

Rib-Hadda EA 114, title: "Loyalty and its rewards"

Starting at line 26: :"... :Look, I (must) keep writing like (th)is to you about Sumur-(

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). Look, I did go and I strongly urged the troops to 'guard'' i, but now they have abandoned it, ndthe

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'has deserted'' And 'for this reason I keep wrting''. I have sent ... a

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of mine time and again. How often did I send him and he was unable to get into Sumur! They have blocked all the roads against him. That fellow–(i.e.

of Beirut), looks with pleasure on the war against me and Sumur. For 2 months he has been encamped against me. For what reason is your loyal servant so treated? For service to you! If you are unable to fetch you servant, then send

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to fetch me. It would be good to be with you. The enemies of the king are at war with me, as are his mayors, to whom he gives thought. For this reason my situation is extremely grave. Look, ask the other ''Amanmašša'' if it was not (from)

that I sent him to you. Give thought to your loyal servant. Pre iusly, my peasantry got provisions from the "land of Yarimuta", but now, now Yapah-Hadda does not let them go. ''W y are you neglgent?'' 'The king must''send a garrison 'to protect''your ''loyal ervant'' ...the enemies of the king, for they ''make'' a mayor who serves you with loyalty ''prowl about.'' Moreover, give thought to me. Who will be loyal were I to die? Look, Yapah-Hadda is on the side of

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. " -EA 114, (complete, lines 26-69(End)) (some damaged words, or lost)

References

* Moran, William L. ''The Amarna Letters.'' Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, ) {{DEFAULTSORT:Amanmassa Amarna letters officials

The letters for "Official: ''Amanmašša''"

Rib-Hadda EA 113, title: ''"War and peace"''

Rib-Hadda EA 114, title: "Loyalty and its rewards"

See also

References