Yabitiri was a mayor/ruler of an unknown city/ city-state in southern Canaan, during the

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correspondence. The city he represented is in proximity to the two cities mentioned in his only Amarna letter, EA 296, ( EA for 'el

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'). The two cities are ''Hazzatu''-(modern city:

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), and ''Yapu''-(biblical "Joppa", modern

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). Yabitiri is not referenced by name, in any other letters of the 382–letter Amarna letters corpus. The letter is presumably by the same scribe, with identical multiple phrasing, for the letters EA 266, 292, and 296, from southern Canaan cities/city-states.

The letter of ''Yabitiri'' of city-state--?

EA 296, title: "Under the yoke"

:(1-8)"Say to the king-(i.e. pharaoh), my lord, my god, my un Message of ''Ya iiri'', 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. :(9-22)Moreover, I am indeed the loyal servant of the king, my lord. I looked this way, and I looked that way, and there was no light. Then I looked toward the king, my lord, and there was light. A

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: '' la- bi- tu'' may move from ner its partner– rick still I will not move from under the feet of the king, my lord. :(23-29)May the king, my lord, inquire of Yanhamu, his commissioner. When I was young, he brought me to Egypt-(named

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). I served the king, my lord, and I stood guard at the

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of the king, my lord. :(30-35)May the king, my lord, inquire of his commissioner whether I ''now at this time'' guard the city

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of Azzatu and the

of Yapu, and (whether) where the archers of the king, my lord, march, I ''m rch' with them. And indeed, now that I have 'pa ed''the ... of the yoke: ''hu- ul-lu'' of the king, my lord, on my neck,–I carry it." -EA 296, lines 1-35 (complete, with 1-2 words(?) missing- lacuna)

The phrases of EA 296

Some phrases of the Amarna letters are listed at : Amarna letters#Quotations and phrases. Some of the phrasing of letter 296: :#''7 times and 7 times'' :#''"I looked this way ..."''—only used in letters EA 266, 292, 296, (along with ''partner bricks''); See: Adda-danu, letter EA 292, title: "Like a ''Pot held in Pledge''" . :#''"A brick may move ..."''

References

Moran, William L. William Lambert Moran (August 11, 1921 – December 19, 2000) was an American Assyriologist. He was born in Chicago, United States. In 1939, Moran joined the Jesuit order. He then attended Loyola University in Chicago, where he received his ...

''The Amarna Letters.'' Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, )

External links

Article for Yabitiri's letter
(from British Museum)

Amarna letters (photos)

King of Babylon:
EA 9-(Obverse)
see: Karaduniyaš Tushratta:
EA 19-(Obverse)
Tushratta

with '' ''Black''

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Article
( British Museum); see: Shaushka
EA 28-(Obverse)
see:

Pirissi and Tulubri Pirissi and Tulubri are a pair of messengers of the 1350– 1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence. Pirissi and Tulubri are the messengers of King Tushratta of Mitanni, and are referenced in Amarna letters EA 27, 28, and EA 29, ( EA for 'el Amarna') ...

" Alashiya kingdom" letters:
EA 34-(Obverse)
see: EA 34 Rib-Hadda letters:
EA 126-(Obverse)
See:

Salhi (region) The Salhi is a region/city-state in the vicinity of Ugarit during the 15-20 year Amarna letters correspondence of 1350–1335 BC. The region of ''Salhi'' is referenced in only one letter of the Amarna letters corpus, that of EA 126, (EA for 'e ...

Abi-Milku:
#1: EA 153-(Obverse)#2: EA 153-(Obverse)-2nd
see: Abi-Milku 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 Hannathon, and of the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters, Hinnatuna, or Hinnatuni/Hinnatunu, is the Biblical city/city-state of Hannathon, (meaning: ''"the Gift of Grace"''); in the Amarna letters correspondence as ''Hinnatuna'', it is a site in southern ...

'' Labaya:
EA 252-(Obverse)
see Labaya Others:
EA 299-(High Res.)(Obverse)
see Yapahu
EA 369-Front/Back-(Click on each)
see: Milkilu {{DEFAULTSORT:Yabitiri Amarna letters writers Canaanite people 14th-century BC people