Yidya


Yidya, and also Idiya, was the Canaanite mayor/ruler of ancient Ašqaluna/Ashkelon in the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence.
Yidya is mainly referenced in the Amarna letters corpus, in his own letters: EA 320-326,. However, the other reference to Yidya is a letter from the pharaoh to his vassal Yidya, letter EA 370.
The titles of Yidya's letters are as follows:

The letters of ''Yidya''

EA 370, title: ''"From the Pharaoh to a vassal"''

See: Amarna letters–phrases and quotations, for the phrasing: "the king is Hale like the Sun"..., for long form, and short form.

EA 323, title: ''"A royal order for [glass]"''

EA 326, title: ''"A new commissioner"''

An article about the new commissioner, Reanapa. See: Reanap

EA 321, title: ''"Listening carefully (2)"''

EA 325, title: ''"Preparations completed (2)"''