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Biridašwa
Biridašwa (Sanskrit: "Prītāśva," "whose horse is dear" (Mayrhofer II 182)) was a mayor of ''Aštartu'', (Tell-Ashtara), south of Damascus, (named Dimasqu/Dimašqu), during the time of the Amarna letters Text corpus, correspondence, about 1350 BC, 1350–1335 BC. A second mayor of Aštartu, Ayyab, existed in this short 15–20 year time period. History Though Biridašwa did not communicate with the Ancient Egypt, Egyptian pharaoh directly in any of the Amarna letters, he, along with the mayors of Busruna and Halunnu were involved with the intrigues of city/city-state takeovers, in the region of Damascus. The region around Dimašqu was named Upu, or Apu, a name going back to at least pharaoh Thutmose III's time, (1479 BC, 1479-1425 BC). Biridašwa of EA letters 196, and EA 197 Biryawaza the king of Dimašqu wrote 4 letters addressed to pharaoh, and letters 3 and 4 are about Biridašwa. Letter no. 197: title: ''"Biryawaza's plight"'' Biryawaza letter no. 4 of 4: :"[... ...he] s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayyab
Ayyab was a ruler of Aštartu (present day Tell Ashtara) south of Damascus. According to the Amarna letters, cities/city-states and their kings in the region — just like countries to the north, such as History of the Hittites, Hatti of the Hittites, fell prey to a wave of attacks by ʿApiru raiders. The Amarna correspondence Text corpus, corpus covers a period from 1350 BC, 1350–1335 BC. 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.Wayne Thomas Pitard''Ancient Damascus: A Historical Study of the Syrian City-State from Earliest Times Until Its Fall to the Assyrians in 732 B.C.E.''Eisenbrauns, 1987. p. 67. Ayyab's letter EA 364 Ayyab is the author of only one letter to the Ancient Egypt, Egyptian pharaoh, letter EA 364-(EA (el Amarna), EA for 'el Amarna'). Title: ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
