Akizzi
Sign in to saveAkizzi (Akk. ma-ki-iz-zi) was the King of Qatna around 1350-1345 BC. He is also known as a writer of several of the Amarna Letters, in which he requested aid from the pharaoh against invaders. He was a successor of Idanda. While Idanda is known from an archive in Qatna, no archive has been found within Qatna that contained letters belonging to Akizzi; instead, letters Akizzi sent were found in Amarna.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Assyrian Empire
- Occupation
- sovereign
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- date of birth
- 1400-01-01
- date of death
- 1400-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Reign
- Amarna Letter EA52
- Amarna Letter EA53
- Amarna Letter EA54
- Amarna Letter EA55
- Amarna Letter EA56+361
- Amarna Letter EA57
- References
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Akizzi (Akk. ma-ki-iz-zi) was the King of Qatna around 1350-1345 BC. He is also known as a writer of several of the Amarna Letters, in which he requested aid from the pharaoh against invaders. He was a successor of Idanda. While Idanda is known from an archive in Qatna, no archive has been found within Qatna that contained letters belonging to Akizzi; instead, letters Akizzi sent were found in Amarna.
It is unclear if Akizzi used the titles LU (man) or LUGAL (king) for himself. He used the former title for surrounding pettery rulers, and the latter title for himself in one letter (Amarna Letter EA 57).
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