Milkilu

Milkilu, and more properly Milk-ilu, or Milku-ilu, with an alternate version of Ili-Milku (letter 286, by Abdi-Heba of Jerusalem), was the mayor/ruler of ''Gazru'' ( Gezer) of the 1350–1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence. Adda-danu, and Yapahu were also mayors of ''Gazru''.

Milk-ilu is the author of 5 Amarna letters to the pharaoh of Egypt, EA 267–271, ( EA for 'el Amarna'). One letter ( EA 369) from the pharaoh to Milk-ilu is known.

EA 369, to Milkilu: "From the Pharaoh to a vassal"

:"To ''Milkilu'', the ruler of Gazru: Thus the king. He herewith dispatches to you this tablet (i.e., tablet-letter), saying to you, He herewith sends to you Hanya, the stable (overseer) of the archers, along with everything for the acquisition of beautiful female cupbearers: silver, gold, linen garments: ''ma-al-ba-ši'', carnelian, all sorts of (precious) stones, an ebony chair; all alike, fine things. Total (value): 160 ''diban''. Total: 40 female cupbearers, 40 ( shekels of) silver being the price of a female cupbearer. Send extremely beautiful female cupbearers in whom there is no defect (i.e., no guile in their heart), so the king, your lord, will say to you, "this is excellent, in accordance with the order he sent to you." And know that ''the king is hale like the Sun''. For his troops, his ch riot, his horses, all goes very well. Aman has indeed put the Upper Land, the Lower Land, where the sun rises, where the sun sets, under the feet of the king." —EA 369, lines 1–32 (complete)

Two examples of Milkilu's letters

EA 267, title: "Safe and sound"

:" a the king, my lord, my d, my Sun: Message of ''Milkilu'', your servant, the dirt at your feet. I fall at the feet of the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, 7 times and 7 times. The order the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, dispatched to me—I am indeed carrying out for the king, my lord, the Sun from the sky. May the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, know that the place of the king, my lord where I am is safe and sound." —EA 267, lines 1–20 (complete)

EA 268, title: "A consignment of personnel"

:"Say othe ki , my rd, g , my n: Message of ''Milkilu'', your servant, the at your feet. I fall at the feet of the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, 7 times and 7 times. May the k ng my or, know that he city of the king, my lord that 'he put''i ''mych rge', is safe and sound, 'and''the word ... .. 'I sen n the care o'' Hay 46 female ... ..and 5 male ... ..and 5 ''ašīrūma'' to the king, my lord." —EA 268, lines 1–20, (complete, but with lacunae)

Letter no. 3 of 5: title: "Archers and myrrh"

EA 269 – see: Pítati

Letter no. 4, and no. 5

See Yanhamu for:
:No. 4 of 5, Title—"Extortion"
:No. 5 of 5, Title—"The power of the 'Apiru"

List of Milkilu's letters

:Letter no. 1 of 5—EA 267, title: "Safe and Sound"
:Letter no. 2 of 5—EA 268, title: "A Consignment of Personnel"
:Letter no. 3 of 5—EA 269, title: " Archers and Myrrh"
:Letter no. 4 of 5— EA 270, title: "Extortion"
:Letter no. 5 of 5— EA 271, title: "The Power of the 'Apiru"
From the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh:
:Letter no. 1 of 1—EA 369, title: "From the Pharaoh to a Vassal"

See also

* Yapahu, Gazru mayor
* Adda-danu, Gazru mayor
* Amarna letters
*Endaruta, note on phrasing: "The king is Hale like the Sun, etc."

References

*Moran, William L. ''The Amarna Letters''. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, )

External links

Letter pictures:
EA 369-Front/Back-(Click on it)-to Enlarge Sides
Discussions/Translations:
*EA 369: British Museum-('Totally' varied translation(?))

at/ Brit. Mus.

Amarna letters (photos)

King of Babylon:
EA 9 (Obverse)
see: Karaduniyaš

Tushratta:
EA 19 (Obverse)
Tushratta

with Black Hieratic
Article
– ( British Museum); see: Shaushka
EA 28 (Obverse)
see: Pirissi and Tulubri
" Alashiya kingdom" letters
EA 34 (Obverse)
see: EA 34
Rib-Hadda letters:
EA 126 (Obverse)
See: Salhi (region)
Abimilku:
#1: EA 153 (Obverse)#2: EA 153 (Obverse) 2nd
see: Abimilku

Abdi-Tirši:
EA 228 (Obverse)//(228,330,299,245,252)
(EA 330, for Šipti-Ba'lu)
ArticlePic writeup

Biridiya:
EA 245 (Obverse)EA 245 (Reverse)
Hannathon/'' Hinnatuna''

Labaya:
EA 252 (Obverse)
see Labaya

Others:
EA 299-(High Res.)(Obverse)
see Yapahu
EA 369-Front/Back-(Click on each)
see: Milkilu
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Amarna letters writers
Canaanite people
14th-century BC rulers
14th-century BC people