Abdi-Riša

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Abdi-Riša was a ruler-'mayor' of

servant
-Riša".

Abdi-Riša is only referenced in his own letter EA 363, a letter to

EA for 'el Amarna
').

Letter no. 363 is a unique letter, being part of a letter–series, (by the same scribe):

EA 174-(1), "Report on Amqu (1)"
EA 175-(2), "Report on Amqu (2)"
EA 176-(3), "Report on Amqu (3)"
EA 363-(4), "Report on Amqu (4)"

the Amqu being the "

in-situ
deposit), than the original letters of the Amarna letters correspondence, it is undamaged.

Abdi-Riša letter

EA 363, title: "A joint report on Amqu (4)"

Say to the king-(i.e. Pharaoh), my lord, my god, my Sun: Message of Abdi-Riša, your servant, the ruler of
Hatti and set the cities of the king, my lord, on fire. May the king, my lord, take cognizance, and may the king, my lord, give archers
that we may (re)gain the cities of the king, my lord, and dwell in the cities of the king, my lord, my god, my Sun. -EA 363, lines 1-23 (complete)

The actual written name used for Enišasi in this letter is: Ešasi.

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