Milkilu

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Milkilu ( Milku is the god ) was governor or prince of the city of Gezer in ancient Israel during the Amarna period . He is known from the Amarna letters . The letters primarily report feuds between the individual princes in Palestine . The Apiru , who were apparently warlike gangs , presented a particular threat . Milkilu appears in various letters from other princes accusing him of being at war. A letter from the Egyptian king to Milkilu has survived (EA 369). The letters are not dated. As a result, they cannot be sorted and no chronology of events can be created. The name of the Egyptian king cannot be determined with absolute certainty either. Akhenaten , under whom most of the Amarna letters are dated , is particularly suitable.

The letters

  • EA 249: complaint from the Baluursag that Milkilu treats his soldiers badly
  • EA 250: Complaint by Baluursag about Milkilu
  • EA 254: Labayu's complaint about attacks by Milkilu
  • EA 267: Milkilu confirms that he has carried out an order from the Egyptian king
  • EA 268: Letter from Milkilu, content unclear. They are called gifts
  • EA 269: Milkilu asks for archers
  • EA 270: Milkilu complains about Yankhamu (an official of the Egyptian king) that he is blackmailing Milkilu
  • EA 271: Milkilu and Suwardatta are threatened by the Apiru
  • EA 273: Letter from the Ninurman, who was the ruling ruler, she notes that two sons of Milkilu were almost killed
  • EA 286 : Abdi-Hepa (ruler of Jerusalem ) complains about Milkilu ( Ilimilku in reverse spelling ), who is ruining the country
  • EA 287 : Abdi-Hepa complains about Milkilu who attacked the city of Qiltu
  • EA 289 : Abi-Hepa complains about further conquests of Milkilu
  • EA 290: Abi-Hepa complains about further conquests of Milkilu
  • EA 369: letter from the Egyptian king to Milkilu; the ruler sends presents and wishes in return very beautiful (female) cupbearers

literature

  • William L. Moran The Amarna Letters. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore (MD) 1987, 1992. (softcover: ISBN 0-8018-6715-0 ), pp. 302-304, 307-308, 315-318, 327-330, 333-334, 366.
personal data
SURNAME Milkilu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient city prince of Gezer
DATE OF BIRTH 14th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 14th century BC Chr.