Å uwardata

Suwardatta ( Šuwardata ) was a prince of Qeltu, a previously identified with certainty city in Palestine, the author of eight el-Amarna letters was (EA 271, 290 ( mention), 278-284, 366 ). In a letter (EA 279 ), he asks the king of Egypt for help (mostly archers ), since he was obviously pressured militarily. However, Several times he described the situation as serious (EA 283 ), and he even seems to have lost his own city, she could again take (EA 280). At one point he antagonized Abdi- Hepa of Jerusalem, who took the city of Suwardatta (EA 280).

The letters

  • EA 272 Letter of the governor Milkilu of Gezer, he tells of a war against him and the Apiru Suwardatta
  • EA 278: Suwardatta confirmed that it has executed a command of the Egyptian king.
  • EA 279: Suwardatta reports of land that was lost and asks for archers
  • EA 280: Suwardatta tells of the conquest of Qeltu that had apparently gone lost before; reported conquests of Abdi- Hepa, in turn, our city, probably conquered Qeltu
  • EA 281: Cities rebel against Suwardatta
  • EA 282: Suwardatta finds himself alone and ask for archers
  • EA 283: Suwardatta is threatened by 30 cities and asks for archers
  • EA 284: Suwardatta reports of the loss of land
  • EA 290: Letter of Abdi- Hepa of Jerusalem, he complains about conquests of Milikilu and Suwardatta
  • EA 366: Narrated by war against the Apiru
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