Petrie, William M. Flinders: Syria and Egypt from the Tell el Amarna letters (London, 1898)

THE SOUTH SYRIAN WAR 133

(260) ADDU-DAIAN to the king. Ordered to

defend his city and will do so. City of
Tumurka rebels, and A. has fortified
Mankhatishum; but Maya has taken it
from him, and put officer in it. Asks for
order to Rianap to return it to A. Biia,
son of Gulati, has taken Gazri and Rubuti.
Ransoms to x were 30 of silver, to Biia
100 of gold. (W. 239; M.A.F. vi. 279.)

(261) x to the king. Biia son of Gulati took

brothers of x, whom x had sent to serve in
Yapu. If x is ordered to give his city to
Biia he would do so, and go to serve the
king. (W. 178; B.O.D. 71.)

From these letters it seems that Addu-
daian was in the south of Judea. He names
Gezer and Rabbah. Tumurka is probably
Tumrah, near Gaza; and Mankhatishum
seems from its length to be a compound
name, including that of the Wady Menakh,
near Gezer. Biia was formerly an Egyptian
subject, as in letter 100, where he obeys
Maya, and letter 226.

(262) x to the king. Magdalim and Kuatsbat

are hostile; and Abbikha heads an in-
surrection. (W. 281 ; B.O.D. -ji)

This city of Kuatsbat seems to be Cozeba
of the Hebrew, now Kueiziba, near Halhul.