Satatna
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Satatna, or Sitatna, and also Šutatna/Shutatna-(of a Babylon
ian letter of Burna-Buriash), was a 'Mayor'/Ruler of Akka
, or Acco
, modern Acre, Israel
, during the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters
correspondence
.
Satatna was the author of 3 letters to the Egyptian
pharaoh
, letters EA 233-235, (EA for 'el Amarna
'). He is referenced in another minor vassal
letter of Ruler: "Bayadi of Syria", and he is also referred to in EA 8, by Burna-Buriash
as "..Šutatna, the son of Šaratum-(Surata) of Akka..."
A list of Satatna authored letters is as follows:
EA 234, "Like Magdalu
See: Egyptian commissioner: Šuta
.
See: Pu-Ba'lu
for another letter concerning glass-(EA 314, "A shipment of glass"). Also see: Yidya
, letter EA 323, "A royal order for glass".
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
ian letter of Burna-Buriash), was a 'Mayor'/Ruler of Akka
Acre, Israel
Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country....
, or Acco
Acre, Israel
Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country....
, modern Acre, Israel
Acre, Israel
Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country....
, during 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...
.
Satatna was the author of 3 letters to the Egyptian
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
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...
, letters EA 233-235, (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...
'). He is referenced in another minor vassal
Vassal
A vassal or feudatory is a person who has entered into a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. The obligations often included military support and mutual protection, in exchange for certain privileges, usually including the grant of land held...
letter of Ruler: "Bayadi of Syria", and he is also referred to in EA 8, by Burna-Buriash
Burna-Buriash
Burna-Buriaš II, meaning servant of the Lord of the lands, where Buriaš is a Kassite storm god possibly corresponding to the Greek Boreas, was a king in the Kassite dynasty of Babylon, in a kingdom called Karduniaš at the time, ruling ca. 1359–1333 BC...
as "..Šutatna, the son of Šaratum-(Surata) of Akka..."
A list of Satatna authored letters is as follows:
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- EA 233—title: "Work in progress"
- EA 234—title: "Like MagdaluMigdolMigdol, or migdal, is a Hebrew word which means either a tower , an elevated stage , or a raised bed . Physically, it can mean fortified land, i.e. a walled city or castle; or elevated land, as in a raised bed, like a platform, possibly a lookout...
in EgyptAncient EgyptAncient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
". See: commissioner: ŠutaŠutaŠuta, , was an Egyptian commissioner of the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence. The name Šuta is a hypocoristicon- for the Ancient Egyptian god Seth, .The following letters are referenced to commissioner Šuta, :-EA 288, "Benign...
. - EA 235—title: "An order for glass"
EA 233, "Work in progress"
- "Say to the king, [m]y [lord], the Sun from [the sky]: Message of Satatna the ruler of AkkaAcre, IsraelAcre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country....
, your servant, the servant of the king and the dirt at his feet and the ground on which he treads, I 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 at the feet of the king, my lord, my god, the Sun from the sky, 7 times and 7 times, both on the stomach and on the back. He is obeying what the king, my lord, has written to his servant, and preparing everything that my lord has order[ed]." -EA 233, lines 1-20 (complete)
EA 234, "Like MagdaluMigdolMigdol, or migdal, is a Hebrew word which means either a tower , an elevated stage , or a raised bed . Physically, it can mean fortified land, i.e. a walled city or castle; or elevated land, as in a raised bed, like a platform, possibly a lookout...
in EgyptAncient EgyptAncient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
"
See: Egyptian commissioner: ŠutaŠuta
Šuta, , was an Egyptian commissioner of the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence. The name Šuta is a hypocoristicon- for the Ancient Egyptian god Seth, .The following letters are referenced to commissioner Šuta, :-EA 288, "Benign...
.
EA 235, "An order for glass"
- "Say to the king, my lord, my Sun, my god, the Sun from the sky: Message of Sitatna, your servant, the dirt at your feet. (I pr)ostrateProstration 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 at the feet of the king, my lord, my Sun, my god, 7 times and 7 times. ((at the feet of the king, my lord))-(emphasis-?). [I] have obeyed the [or]ders of the king's comm[issioner]CommissionerCommissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
to me, to guard the citie[s f]or the king, my lord. I have guarded very carefully. M[oreover], the king, my lord has wri[tten] to me for glass, [and] I herewith send 50 (units), [their] weight-(i.e. I herewith send: "50–weight"), to the king, my lord." -EA 235 (join of EA 327), lines 1-21 (complete)-(Note: reduces 382 Amarna letters to 381 (!))
See: Pu-Ba'lu
Pu-Ba'lu
Pu-Ba'lu, was ruler/mayor of Yursa, , of the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence. His name translates in Akkadian as: "word/mouth Baal", the 'Spokesman Baal' , .Pu-Ba'lu of Yursa is the author of three letters to pharaoh...
for another letter concerning glass-(EA 314, "A shipment of glass"). Also see: Yidya
Yidya
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,...
, letter EA 323, "A royal order for glass".