Ayyab
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Ayyab was a ruler of Aštartu[
Another ruler of Aštartu cited in the Amarna letters is Biridašwa. The letters do not clearly indicate their title, leading some scholars to describe them as kings of Damascus (Dimašqu) while others believe they were high Egyptian officials, possibly mayors.[1]
Ayyab's letter EA 364
Ayyab is the author of only one letter to the
Title: Justified war
- To the king, my lord: Message of Ayyab, your servant. I Hasurawho has taken 3 cities from me. From the time I heard and verified this, there has been waging of war against him. Truly, may the king, my lord, take cognizance, and may the king, my lord, give thought to his servant. —EA 364, lines 1-28 (complete)
Ayyab's name is referred to in only one letter of the Amarna letters corpus, one of two letters by Labaya's son: Mutbaal of the city, Pihilu, modern Pella, Jordan. The letter is EA 256, title: "Oaths and denials", (the oaths and denials by Mutbaal). See: "Tenuous identifications with Biblical figures": Labaya-(Mutbaal letter 256).
See also
- Aram-Damascus
- Biridašwa, mayor of Aštartu about 1350–1335 BC
- Shutu
- Tahmašši, Egyptian official
- Upu
References
- ISBN 0931464293
- ISBN 0-8018-6715-0)
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