Šatiya


Šatiya, also Satiya, or Shatiya was the ruler-'mayor' of Enišasi, during the Amarna letters period of 1350-1335 BC. In the entire correspondence of 382-letters, his name is only referenced in his own letter to the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, EA 187,. Šatiya's city/city-state of Enišasi is only referenced in one other letter, authored by another mayor of Enišasi, Abdi-Riša.

Šatiya's letter no. 187

Šatiya's single letter to pharaoh, is a moderately short letter, entitled: "A daughter sent to the Pharaoh". As 5 lines of the body of the letter are missing,, the main subject is lost, except for the final sentence concerning Šatiya's daughter.

The letter, title: ''"A daughter sent to the [Pharaoh]"''