Yidya
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Yidya, and also Idiya, was the mayor/ruler of ancient Ašqaluna
/Ashkelon
in the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters
correspondence
.
Yidya is mainly referenced in the Amarna letters corpus
, in his own letters: EA 320–326, (EA for 'el Amarna
'). However, the other reference to Yidya is a letter from the pharaoh
to his vassal Yidya, letter EA 370.
The titles of Yidya's letters are as follows:
See: Amarna letters–phrases and quotations
, for the phrasing: "the king is Hale like the Sun"..., for long form (like this), and short form.
EA 323, title: "A royal order for glass
, Reanapa. See: Reanap
Ashkelon
Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...
/Ashkelon
Ashkelon
Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...
in the 1350-1335 BC 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...
correspondence
Text corpus
In linguistics, a corpus or text corpus is a large and structured set of texts...
.
Yidya is mainly referenced in the Amarna letters corpus
Text corpus
In linguistics, a corpus or text corpus is a large and structured set of texts...
, in his own letters: EA 320–326, (EA for 'el Amarna
Amarna
Amarna is an extensive Egyptian archaeological site that represents the remains of the capital city newly–established and built by the Pharaoh Akhenaten of the late Eighteenth Dynasty , and abandoned shortly afterwards...
'). However, the other reference to Yidya is a letter from the pharaoh
Pharaoh
Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...
to his vassal Yidya, letter EA 370.
The titles of Yidya's letters are as follows:
- EA 320—title: "Listening carefully (1)"
- EA 321—title: "Listening carefully (2)"
- EA 322—title: "Listening carefully (3)"
- EA 323—title: "A royal order for glassGlassGlass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
" - EA 324—title: "Preparations completed (1)"
- EA 325—title: "Preparations completed (2)"
- EA 326—title: "A new commissionerCommissionerCommissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
"
EA 370, title: "From the Pharaoh to a vassal"
- "Say to Idiya, the ruler of AšqalunaAshkelonAshkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...
: Thus the king. He herewith dispatches to you this tablet-(i.e. tablet-letter), saying to you, Be on your guard. You are to guard the place of the king where you are. - The king herewith sends to you IrimayaššaIrimayaššaIrimayašša, or Iriyamašša was an Egyptian official, of the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence, written from a 15-20 year time period...
... - ...
- And know that the king is hale like the SunRaRa is the ancient Egyptian sun god. By the Fifth Dynasty he had become a major deity in ancient Egyptian religion, identified primarily with the mid-day sun...
in the sky. For his troops and his chariotChariotThe chariot is a type of horse carriage used in both peace and war as the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples. Ox carts, proto-chariots, were built by the Proto-Indo-Europeans and also built in Mesopotamia as early as 3000 BC. The original horse chariot was a fast, light, open, two wheeled...
s in multitude, from the Upper LandUpper and Lower EgyptAncient Egypt was divided into two regions, namely Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. To the north was Lower Egypt where the Nile stretched out with its several branches to form the Nile Delta. To the south was Upper Egypt, stretching to Syene. The two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt were united c....
to the Lower LandUpper and Lower EgyptAncient Egypt was divided into two regions, namely Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. To the north was Lower Egypt where the Nile stretched out with its several branches to form the Nile Delta. To the south was Upper Egypt, stretching to Syene. The two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt were united c....
, the rising of the sun to the setting of the sun, all goes very well." -EA 370, lines 1-29 (lacunaLacuna (manuscripts)A lacunaPlural lacunae. From Latin lacūna , diminutive form of lacus . is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or a musical work...
of lines 9-22)
See: Amarna letters–phrases and quotations
Amarna letters–phrases and quotations
Amarna letters–phrases and quotations is an article for the 1350 BC Amarna letters, the correspondence to the pharaohs of Egypt.Of the 382 Amarna letters, many are direct in describing the conditions of the author in their local regions...
, for the phrasing: "the king is Hale like the Sun"..., for long form (like this), and short form.
EA 323, title: "A royal order for glassGlassGlass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
"
- "To the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, the Sun from the sky: Message of Yidya, your servant, the dirt at your feet, the groom of your horses. I indeed prostrateProstration formulaIn the 1350 BC correspondence of 382–letters, called the Amarna letters, the Prostration formula is usually the opening subservient remarks to the addressee, the Egyptian pharaoh. The formula is based on Prostration, namely reverence and submissiveness...
myself, on the back and on the stomach, at the feet of the king, my lord, 7 times and 7 times. I am indeed guarding the [pl]ace of the king, my lord, and the city of the king, in accordance with the command of the king, my lord, the Sun from the sky. As to the king, my lord's, having ordered some glassGlassGlass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
, I [her]ewith send to the k[ing], my [l]ord, 30–("pieces") of glass. Moreover, who is the dog that would not obey the orders of the king, my lord, the Sun fr[o]m the sky, the son of the SunRaRa is the ancient Egyptian sun god. By the Fifth Dynasty he had become a major deity in ancient Egyptian religion, identified primarily with the mid-day sun...
, [wh]om the Sun loves?" -EA 323, lines 1-23 (complete)
EA 326, title: "A new commissioner"
An article about the new commissionerCommissioner
Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
, Reanapa. See: Reanap
Reanap
Reanap, also Reanapa, was an Egyptian commissioner, of the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters, written from a 15-20 year time period. Of the 382 EA Amarna letters correspondence, Reanapa is referenced in 3 letters: .The topic of two short letters, EA 315, and 326 is Reanapa, and no intrigues of other...
EA 321, title: "Listening carefully (2)"
- "To the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, the Sun from the sky: [Mes]sage of Yidya, the ruler of AšqalunaAshkelonAshkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...
, your servant, the dirt at your feet, the [gr]oom of your hors[e]s. I indeed prostrateProstration formulaIn the 1350 BC correspondence of 382–letters, called the Amarna letters, the Prostration formula is usually the opening subservient remarks to the addressee, the Egyptian pharaoh. The formula is based on Prostration, namely reverence and submissiveness...
myself, on the stomach and on the back, at the feet of the king, my lord, the Sun from the sky, 7 times and 7 times. As to the commissionerCommissionerCommissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
of the king, my lord, whom the king my lord, the Sun from the sky, sent to me, I have listened to his orders [ver]y carefully. - [And] I am indeed guarding the [pla]ce of the king whe[re] I am." -EA 321, lines 1-26 (complete; note 2 paragraphs)
EA 325, title: "Preparations completed (2)"
- "[To] the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, the Sun fr[om the s]ky: Message of Yidya, your servant, the dirt at your feet, the groom of [yo]ur horses. I indeed prostrateProstration formulaIn the 1350 BC correspondence of 382–letters, called the Amarna letters, the Prostration formula is usually the opening subservient remarks to the addressee, the Egyptian pharaoh. The formula is based on Prostration, namely reverence and submissiveness...
myself, on the back and on the stomach, at the feet of the king, my lord, 7 times and 7 times. - I am indeed guardng the place of the king, my lord, and the city of the king, my lord, [w]here I am. Who is the dog that would not obey the orders of the king, the Sun from the sky?
- I have indeed prepared absolutely everything—[f]ood, strong drink, oxen, sheep, and goatGoatThe domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
s, strawStrawStraw is an agricultural by-product, the dry stalks of cereal plants, after the grain and chaff have been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. It has many uses, including fuel, livestock bedding and fodder, thatching and...
, absolutely everything that the king, my lord, commanded. I have indeed prepared it. - And I am indeed p[reparing] the tributeTributeA tribute is wealth, often in kind, that one party gives to another as a sign of respect or, as was often the case in historical contexts, of submission or allegiance. Various ancient states, which could be called suzerains, exacted tribute from areas they had conquered or threatened to conquer...
of the Sun, in accordance with the comma[nd] of the king, my lord, the Sun fr[om the sky]." -EA 325, lines 1-22 (complete)
See also
- AshkelonAshkelonAshkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...
- ReanapReanapReanap, also Reanapa, was an Egyptian commissioner, of the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters, written from a 15-20 year time period. Of the 382 EA Amarna letters correspondence, Reanapa is referenced in 3 letters: .The topic of two short letters, EA 315, and 326 is Reanapa, and no intrigues of other...
, Egyptian commissioner - IrimayaššaIrimayaššaIrimayašša, or Iriyamašša was an Egyptian official, of the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence, written from a 15-20 year time period...
, Egyptian official - Amarna letters–phrases and quotationsAmarna letters–phrases and quotationsAmarna letters–phrases and quotations is an article for the 1350 BC Amarna letters, the correspondence to the pharaohs of Egypt.Of the 382 Amarna letters, many are direct in describing the conditions of the author in their local regions...