Šatiya

Šatiya, also "Satiya", or "Shatiya" was the ruler-'mayor' of Enišasi, during the Amarna letters period of 1350-1335 BC. In the entire correspondence of 382–letters, his name is only referenced in his own letter to the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, EA 187, (EA for 'el Amarna'). Šatiya's city/city-state of Enišasi is only referenced in one other letter, authored by another mayor of Enišasi, Abdi-Riša.

Šatiya's letter no. 187

Šatiya's single letter to pharaoh, is a moderately short letter, entitled: "A daughter sent to the Pharaoh". As 5 lines of the body of the letter are missing, (a lacuna), the main subject is lost, except for the final sentence concerning Šatiya's daughter.

The letter, title: "A daughter sent to the Pharaoh"

:"Sa [y to the kin] g, my lord, [my god, my Sun: Mess] age of "Šatiya", the ruler of [ Enišasi ] , your [ser] vant, the [Prostration formula|dirt und [er the f] eet] of the king, my lord. I [fa] ll [a] t the feet of the king, [my] lord, my god, my Sun, 7 times and 7 times.:As I am the loya [l] servant of the king, my lord, my god, [my Sun] , in this place, and Enišasi is a city of the king, my lord, [my] god, my [Sun] , I am guarding " [the pl] ace" of the king, [m] y lo [rd, my god, my Sun, "where I am] ". ...:...: ...And I herew [ith s] end my daughter to the [Palace| [pa] lace] , [t] o the king, my lord, m [y] god, my Sun." -EA 187, lines 1-22 (16-21 lost-lacuna)

ee also

*Abdi-Riša, mayor of Enišasi
*Enišasi
*Amarna letters–localities and their rulers

References

*Moran, William L. "The Amarna Letters." John Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, ISBN 0-8018-6715-0)