Reanap
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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: (EA is for 'el Amarna
').
s, or individuals, are involved. The prostration formula
to the pharaoh
, and subservience to the king's authority can be seen.
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...
commissioner, of 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...
, written from a 15-20 year time period. Of the 382 EA Amarna letters correspondence
Text corpus
In linguistics, a corpus or text corpus is a large and structured set of texts...
, Reanapa is referenced in 3 letters: (EA is 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...
').
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- EA 292–Titled: Like a pot held in pledge, see Adda-danuAdda-danuAdda-danu was the 'mayor' of the city/city-state of Gazru- of the Amarna letters period, 1350-1335 BC. 'Adda' is the name of the Northwest Semitic god Hadad, and Adda-danu translates as: "Hadad Judge"...
. - EA 315–Titled: "Like a command of the Sun"
- EA 326–Titled: "A new commissioner"-(Reanapa)
- EA 292–Titled: Like a pot held in pledge, see Adda-danu
Two short letters
The topic of two short letters, EA 315, and 326 is Reanapa, and no intrigues of other cities/city-stateCity-state
A city-state is an independent or autonomous entity whose territory consists of a city which is not administered as a part of another local government.-Historical city-states:...
s, or individuals, are involved. The prostration formula
Prostration formula
In 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...
to 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...
, and subservience to the king's authority can be seen.
EA 315, by Pu-Ba'lu of Yursa
Letter no. 2 of 3 by Pu-Ba'lu:- "[To the kin]g, my lord, my god, the Sun from the sky: Message of Pu-Ba'luPu-Ba'luPu-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...
, the ruler of YursaYursaYursa was a town, whose site is unknown, from the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence. The site, a city/city-state, is possibly in central, or eastern Canaan....
, the dirt at your feet. 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 at the feet of the king, my lord, 7 times and 7 times, on the back and on the sto[ma]ch. - I am indeed guard[ing] the city of the king, [my] lo[rd], and the place of the king, my lord, the Sun fr[om the sk]y. Whatever the king, my lord, has commanded—I am indeed observing, day and night, the order of the king, my lord.
- As to [R]eanapa, 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 kin]g, (my) lord, what the king, my lord, commanded ( i.e. through him), [is mig]hty like the command 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...
in the sky. [Wh]o is the dog that would not [ob]serve the orders of the king, my lord, [the Sun] f[ro]m the sky?" -EA 315, lines 1-18 (complete)
EA 326, by Yidya of Ašqaluna-(Ashkelon)
Letter no. 7 of 7 by Yidya:- "To the king, my lord, my god, [my] Sun, the Sun from the sky: Message of YidyaYidyaYidya, 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,...
, 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 city of the king, my lord. May the gods of the king, my lord, [guard] his cities, and may the [power]ful hands of the king guard his entire land.
- I have heard the word of the king, my lord, to his commissionerCommissionerCommissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
. Since he was unable to guard the land of the king, my lord, the king, my lord, has now appointed Reanapa as [com]missioner of the king, my lord. He brings to m[e] whatever seems good to the king, my lord. - [Wha]tever procee[ds] from the mouth of the king, my lord, I indeed observe it day and nig(ht)." -EA 326, lines 1-24 (complete)
See also
- Adda-danuAdda-danuAdda-danu was the 'mayor' of the city/city-state of Gazru- of the Amarna letters period, 1350-1335 BC. 'Adda' is the name of the Northwest Semitic god Hadad, and Adda-danu translates as: "Hadad Judge"...
- 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...
, for: A Pot held in Pledge - Pu-Ba'luPu-Ba'luPu-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...
, mayor of YursaYursaYursa was a town, whose site is unknown, from the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence. The site, a city/city-state, is possibly in central, or eastern Canaan.... - YidyaYidyaYidya, 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,...
, mayor of Ašqaluna/(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...
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