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We have gone on writing to the king, our lord, the king of Egypt, for 20–years, and not a single word of our lord has reached us." -EA 59, lines 1-46 (complete)
369:, my lord should also know about them that Upu wil not belong to my lord. Daily they write to Aitukama and say as follows: "Come, tak Upu in its entirety." 208: 194: 362: 290: 333: 294: 339:
As far as the king, my lord, can, he co it is being said, "The king, my lord, will not come forth." may the king, my lord, send
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My lord, if he makes this land a matter of concern to my lord, then may my lord send archers that they may come here. (Only)
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at your feet. My lord, one asks for life before my messenger. I do not fear l in the presence of the archers of my lord,
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If we ourselves are negligent and the king of Egypt does nothing about these things that Aziru is doing, then he will
507: 491: 140:"To the king of Egypt, our lord: Message of "the citizens of Tunip", your servant. For you may all go well. And we 251:, he did to them as he pleased, in the house of the king, our lord. But our lord did nothing about the(s)e things. 395:
the archers belong to my lord. If he sends (them) to me, they will en Qatna." -EA 53 (complete:
110:, and the takeover of territory, 'city-states', and peoples in the northern and western Levant. 178:(=?) of the king of Egypt, our lord, dwell in Tunip, and he should inquire of his ancients: 351:
of the king, my lord, (come(?), just name their gifts so they can give them, (to them(?)).
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In the 15th century BC, the entire region came under the control of the Mitanni Empire.
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And now, for 20–years, we have gone on writing to the king, our lord, but our
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have stayed on with the king, our lord. And now, our lord, we ask for the son of
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My lord, if Arsawuya of Ruhizzi, and Teuwatti of Lapana remain in Upu, and
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EA 53 is a 70–line letter of area intrigues, -(written by "Prince
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they may co to this country. nce, my lord, these kings are ones who
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for two decades, and resorted to another letter, EA 59: entitled:
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My lord, just as I love the king, m lord, so too the king of
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My lord, thus says "Tunip", your servant: Tunip—who
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Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover,
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also sent a letter to pharaoh, requesting aid (EA 100).
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territory a hostile fate has overtaken your servant,
233:be delayed, Aziru will do to us just as he did to 429:It is also mentioned in the Hittite Souces under 30:near the Orontes River in northern Syria next to 26:(also Niye, Niy, Nii, and Nihe) was a kingdom in 499: 200:from the king, our lord. May our lord give him. 71:had been trying to communicate to the Egyptian 336:; all of these kings are my lord's servants. 417:region to the west and northwest. Nii, and 63:is referenced in two letters. The city of 305:place themselves at the disposition of 229:Should his (the king's) troops and his 207:the king of Egypt has given the son of 500: 313:, the land of my lord, up in flames. 131:EA 59, title: "From the citizens of 282:). The letter starting at line 35: 13: 14: 519: 424: 409:is centered at Damascus, and the 244:direct his hand against our lord. 113: 266:EA 53, title: "Of the villain 42: 1: 474: 358:of my lord have arrived here. 98:The other letter referencing 421:are north and northeast(?). 365:-(the city), remains in the 77:"From the citizens of Tunip" 7: 436: 10: 524: 433:who conquered the region. 37: 15: 218:is going to hear that in 106:, his collusion with the 508:Amarna letters locations 151:it in the past? Did not 102:concerns the individual 16:Not to be confused with 389:ka4-di-hu-li-eš (fall) 174:The gods and the ...: 47:In the Amarna letters 226:(and) your gardener. 165:am-ma-ti-wu-uš (your 484:The Amarna Letters. 399:lines 35-70 (End)). 332:), and the king of 247:When Aziru entered 481:Moran, William L. 380:at your feet, so 378:ka4-di-hi (falls) 176:na-ab-ri-il-la-an 515: 142:fall at the feet 122:Amarna Archive, 67:in the northern 523: 522: 518: 517: 516: 514: 513: 512: 498: 497: 477: 439: 427: 309:, and he sends 128: 116: 45: 40: 21: 12: 11: 5: 521: 511: 510: 496: 495: 476: 473: 472: 471: 466: 457: 452: 438: 435: 431:Suppiluliuma I 426: 425:Hittite Period 423: 403:The region of 401: 400: 372:My lord, just 370: 359: 352: 337: 324:, the king of 314: 287: 272: 271: 263: 262: 259: 252: 245: 238: 227: 212: 201: 187: 172: 145: 137: 136: 127: 120: 115: 114:Mitanni Period 112: 49:correspondence 44: 41: 39: 36: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 520: 509: 506: 505: 503: 493: 492:0-8018-6715-0 489: 485: 482: 479: 478: 470: 467: 465: 461: 458: 456: 453: 450: 449: 444: 441: 440: 434: 432: 422: 420: 416: 412: 408: 407: 398: 394: 390: 386: 383: 379: 375: 371: 368: 364: 360: 357: 353: 350: 346: 342: 338: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 315: 312: 308: 304: 300: 296: 292: 288: 285: 284: 283: 281: 277: 269: 265: 264: 260: 257: 253: 250: 246: 243: 239: 236: 232: 228: 225: 221: 217: 213: 210: 206: 202: 199: 196: 192: 188: 185: 181: 177: 173: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 143: 139: 138: 134: 130: 129: 125: 119: 111: 109: 105: 101: 96: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 35: 33: 29: 25: 19: 483: 446: 428: 415:Beqaa Valley 404: 402: 396: 392: 388: 381: 377: 344: 321: 273: 255: 241: 234: 223: 204: 179: 175: 168: 164: 155:-(i.e. "Men- 148: 126:, 2--letters 123: 117: 99: 97: 76: 60: 46: 23: 22: 347:him, let a 322:king of Nii 153:Manakhpirya 144:of my lord. 43:Late Bronze 475:References 356:messengers 209:Aki-Teššup 191:messengers 167:ancestor) 89:city-state 18:Niya ruins 289:"My ord, 203:My lord, 502:Category 437:See also 376:in Upu: 307:Aitukama 268:Aitukama 254:And now 231:chariots 214:And now 180:am-ma-ti 163:-iya"): 108:Hittites 104:Etakkama 87:'). The 83:for 'el 455:Nuhašše 419:Nuhašše 413:is the 374:Dimaški 349:magnate 341:archers 334:Tunanab 330:Shaizar 318:Nuhašše 303:Ruhizzi 299:rsawuya 291:Teuatti 224:a ruler 220:Hittite 198:Teššup' 73:pharaoh 57:1335 BC 38:History 32:Nuhasse 490:  448:Irqata 326:Zinzar 320:, the 276:Akizzi 242:surely 157:Kheper 85:Amarna 69:Levant 464:Beqaa 462:-the 393:since 385:Qatna 363:Tašša 286:".... 280:Qatna 278:" of 256:Tunip 249:Sumur 216:Aziru 195:'Aki- 184:Mizri 149:ruled 133:Tunip 124:"Nii" 65:Tunip 28:Syria 488:ISBN 460:Amqu 443:Arqa 411:Amqu 397:only 297:and 169:rule 93:Arqa 53:1350 24:Niya 469:Upu 406:Upu 382:may 301:of 295:Lna 293:of 235:Nii 171:it? 100:Nii 91:of 79:, ( 61:Nii 51:of 504:: 445:-( 387:: 367:Am 345:le 328:-( 311:pu 205:if 186:). 161:Rê 81:EA 59:, 34:. 494:) 451:) 270:" 237:. 159:- 135:" 55:- 20:.

Index

Niya ruins
Syria
Nuhasse
correspondence
1350
1335 BC
Tunip
Levant
pharaoh
EA
Amarna
city-state
Arqa
Etakkama
Hittites
Tunip
fall at the feet
Manakhpirya
Kheper

Mizri
messengers
'Aki-
Teššup'
Aki-Teššup
Aziru
Hittite
chariots
Sumur
Aitukama

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