Rib-Hadda
Rib-Hadda (also rendered Rib-Addi, Rib-Addu, Rib-Adda) was
Rib-Hadda's letters often took the form of complaints or pleas for action on the part of the reigning
Rib-Hadda was involved in a long-standing dispute with
In EA 89, Rib-Hadda reported a
- [Ri]b Hadda says to his lord, king of all countries, Great King: May the Lady of Gubla grant power to my lord. I fall at the feet of my lord,
An aged and ailing Rib-Hadda continued to write to Pharaoh, telling him of violent upheavals in Phoenicia and Syria, including revolutions instigated by Abdi-Ashirta's son Aziru coupled with incursions by Apiru raiders. (e.g. EA 137)
Rib-Hadda was ultimately exiled by his younger brother Ilirabih and not long afterwards and depending on the interpretation of EA 162, either sent to be killed or offered a mayoral position in Sidon.[9] This event is mentioned in Amarna letter EA 162 from Akhenaten to Aziru.[10]
See also
- Amarna letter EA 86, Rib-Hadda to official Amanappa at the Egyptian court of Pharaoh
- Amarna letter EA 75
- Amarna letter EA 362
References
- ^ The designation "EA" followed by a number is used by Egyptologists and other historians to refer to the various Amarna letters by the number assigned to them.
- ^ William L. Moran, The Amarna Letters, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002., p.150
- ^ Moran, p.143 & p.151
- ^ Moran, p.193
- ^ Moran, p.176
- ^ Moran, p.183
- ^ Moran, p.162
- ^ Moran, EA 75 p.145
- ^ Trevor Bryce, The Kingdom of the Hittites, Clarendon Press, 1998. p.186
- ^ Moran, The Amarna Letters, p.xxvi
Resources
- Baikie, James. The Amarna Age: A Study of the Crisis of the Ancient World. University Press of the Pacific, 2004.
- Cohen, Raymond and Raymond Westbrook (eds.). Amarna Diplomacy: The Beginnings of International Relations. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
- Moran, William L.(ed. and trans.) The Amarna Letters. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992.