Biria-Waza
Biria-Waza ( Akkadian M Bir 5 -ia-wa-za ), also Birijawaza, Birjawaza, Biryawaza (in earlier readings Namiawaza ) was the son of a Šutarna. As a kind of governor of the Egyptians, he exercised a position of power in the area of Ube and Kumidi . His work is from the end of the reign of Amenhotep III. to date to the early years of Akhenaten (approx. 1355 BC to 1347 BC).
Biria-Waza was a loyal vassal of Egypt , who was involved in armed conflicts by Aziru of Amurru and Aitakama of Kadesh and could not be persuaded to join the Hittite Empire. The attacks on the Biria-Waza region are documented in the Amarna letter EA 151 from Abi-Milki : Aitakama from Kadesch and Aziru from Amurru are at war with Biria-Waza. He is also mentioned in other Amarna letters or asks for military help against rebellious units in other countries.
literature
- Rolf Hachmann : Kāmid el-Lōz - Kumidi . In: Dietz Otto Edzard u. a .: Kāmid el-Lōz - Kumidi: written documents from Kāmid el-Lōz (= Saarbrücker contributions to the ancient world. No. 7). Habelt, Bonn 1970, pp. 63–94, here pp. 65–76.
- Nadav Na'aman : Biryawaza of Damascus and the Date of the Kamid el-Loz Apiru Letters. In: Ugarit research. No. 20, 1988, pp. 179-193.
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| SURNAME | Biria-Waza |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Birijawaza; Birjawaza; Biryawaza; Namiawaza |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor of Damascus and Kumidi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century BC BC or 14th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 14th century BC Chr. |