Ayyab


Ayyab was a king of Aštartu, named Tell 'Aštara, during the Amarna letters correspondence of 1350-1335 BC,. His city is located south of Damascus-, and is involved with the takeover of cities by the Habiru of the Amarna letters intrigues. Besides foreign countries to the north, for example Hatti of the Hittites, the internal Habiru were affecting cities/city-states, and their kings.
Biridašwa was another king of Aštartu.

Ayyab's letter EA 364

Ayyab is the author of only one letter to the Egyptian pharaoh, letter EA 364-.

Title: ''Justified war''

Ayyab's name is referred to in only one letter of the Amarna letters corpus, one of two letters by Labaya's son: Mutbaal of the city, Pihilu, modern Pella, Jordan. The letter is EA 256, title: "Oaths and denials",. See: "Tenuous identifications with Biblical figures": Labaya-.