Naziba, was a small 'city', or 'city-state

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' south of Dimašqu-(Damascus

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), in the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters

Amarna letters

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 correspondence

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. The town of Naziba was located near Amarna letters Qanu, now named Qanawat, and biblical Kenath.

Naziba, is part of a 6-letter series of letters, written by the same scribe

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, all entitled: "Ready for marching orders (1-6)". The letters are mostly identical, with only the city's Ruler and the location changing; they are letters EA 201-EA 206, (EA for 'el Amarna

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').

EA 206, for the "ruler of Naziba"

"Say to the king, my lord: Message of the ruler of Naziba, your servant. I fall at the feet

Prostration formula

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 of the king, my lord, 7 times plus 7 times. You hav[e wr]it[ten] to make preparations before the arrival of the archers

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, and I am herewith, along with my troops and my chariot

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s, at the disposition of the archers." -EA 206, lines 1-17 (complete)

List of the 6-letter series

1. EA 201-marching orders (1)—for Artamanya of Siribašani
2. EA 202-marching orders (2)—for Amawaše of Bašan(?)
3. EA 203-marching orders (3)—for 'Abdi-Milki of Šashimi
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4. EA 204-marching orders (4)—for the 'ruler' of Qanu, called Qanawat
5. EA 205-marching orders (5)—for the 'ruler' of Tubu (town)
   Tubu (town)
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6. EA 206-marching orders (6)—for the 'ruler' of Naziba
7. Additional by scribe: EA 195—title: "Waiting for the Pharaoh
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   's words"–by Biryawaza
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    of Dimašqu-Damascus
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See also

• Tubu (town)
  Tubu (town)
  Tubu is the town east of the Sea of Galilee referred to in the of the Amarna letters.Tubu is the probable biblical town of Tob. In the entire group of El Amarna letters, EA 205 is the only usage of the name Tubu, and only the "Man" is referenced.The scribe who wrote EA 205, visited and /or wrote...
  
  , for the "ruler of Tubu"
• Qanawat-(Qanu)
• Amarna letters
  Amarna letters
  The Amarna letters are an archive of correspondence on clay tablets, mostly diplomatic, between the Egyptian administration and its representatives in Canaan and Amurru during the New Kingdom...
  
  
• Amarna letters–localities and their rulers
  Amarna letters–localities and their rulers
  This is a list of the "Amarna letters" –Text corpus, categorized by: Amarna letters–localities and their rulers. It includes countries, regions, and the cities/or 'city-states' ...