Reanap, also Reanapa (cuneiform: ''ri-a-na-pa'') was an

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ian commissioner, of the 1350–1335 BC Amarna letters, written from a 15–20 year

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. Of the 382 El-Amarna letters correspondence, Reanapa is referenced in three: :* EA 292–Titled: ''Like a pot held in pledge, '' see

Adda-danu Adda-danu was the 'mayor' of the city/city-state of Gazru-(modern Gezer, Israel) of the Amarna letters period, 1350-1335 BC. 'Adda' is the name of the Northwest Semitic god Hadad, and Adda-danu translates as: ''"Hadad (is the) Judge"''. Adda-danu ...

. :* EA 315–Titled: ''"Like a command of the Sun"'' :* EA 326–Titled: ''"A new commissioner"''

Two short letters

The topic of two short letters, EA 315, and 326 is ''Reanapa'', and no intrigues of other cities/

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s, or individuals, are involved. The

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to the

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, and subservience to the king's authority can be seen.

EA 315, by Pu-Ba'lu of Yursa

Letter no. 2 of 3 by Pu-Ba'lu: : o the kin, my lord, my god, the Sun from the sky: Message of Pu-Ba'lu, the ruler of Yursa, the dirt at your feet. I indeed prostrate myself at the feet of the king, my lord, 7 times and 7 times, on the back and on the sto ah. :I am indeed guard ngthe city of the king, ylo d and the place of the king, my lord, the Sun fr m the sk. Whatever the king, my lord, has commanded—I am indeed observing, day and night, the order of the king, my lord. :As to '' anapa'', the

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f the kin, (my) lord, what the king, my lord, commanded ( i.e. through him), s ''migty'' like the command of the

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in the sky. h is the

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that would not berve the orders of the king, my lord, he Sunf o the sky?

EA 326, by Yidya of Ašqaluna

Letter no. 7 of 7 by Yidya: :To the king, my lord, my god, ySun, the Sun from the sky: Message of Yidya, your servant, the dirt at your feet, the groom of your horses. I indeed prostrate myself, on the ackand on the stomach, at the feet of the king, my lord, 7 times and 7 times. :I am indeed guarding the city of the king, my lord. May the gods of the king, my lord, 'guard''his cities, and may the ''

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ul'' hands of the king guard his entire land. :I have heard the word of the king, my lord, to his

. Since he was unable to guard the land of the king, my lord, the king, my lord, has now appointed ''Reanapa'' as omissioner of the king, my lord. He brings to m whatever seems good to the king, my lord. : haever procee sfrom the mouth of the king, my lord, I indeed observe it day and nig(ht). —EA 326, lines 1-24 (complete)

References

* Moran, William L. ''The Amarna Letters.'' Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, {{ISBN, 0-8018-6715-0) Amarna letters officials

Two short letters

EA 315, by Pu-Ba'lu of Yursa

EA 326, by Yidya of Ašqaluna

See also

References