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Satatna was the ruler of the city-state of Akko (modern Acre, Israel) around 1350 BC. At the time the city was a vassal of Egypt.

Reign

Satatna (or Sitatna,Šutatna/Shutatna') was the ruler of Akko.

Amarna Letters

In the Amarna Archive, Satatna was the author of three letters (EA 233-235) to the Pharaoh. He is also mentioned letters by Bayadi a mayor in Syria (EA 238) and Burna-Buriash of Karduniash (Babylon) (EA 8).

Amarna Letter EA 08. In a letter by Burna-Buriash addressed to "Naphu'rure" of Egypt (Akhenaten or Tutankhamen), he is complaining about his merchants being detained in Canaan. He states "After Ahu-tabu went to my brother, in Hinnatuna of Canaan, Sum-Adda, the son of Balumme, and Sutatna, the son of Saratum of Akka, sent their men, killed my merchants and took away their money".

A list of Satatna authored letters is as follows:

1. EA 233—title: "Work in progress"
2. EA 234—title: "Like Magdalu in Egypt". See: commissioner: Šuta.
3. EA 235—title: "An order for glass"

EA 233, "Work in progress"

Say to the king, y , the Sun from : Message of Satatna the ruler of Akka, your servant, the servant of the king and the dirt at his feet and the ground on which he treads, I prostrate myself at the feet of the king, my lord, my god, the Sun from the sky, 7 times and 7 times, both on the stomach and on the back. He is obeying what the king, my lord, has written to his servant, and preparing everything that my lord has order. —EA 233, lines 1-20 (complete)

EA 234, "Like Magdalu in Egypt"

See: Egyptian commissioner: Šuta.

EA 235, "An order for glass"

Say to the king, my lord, my Sun, my god, the Sun from the sky: Message of Sitatna, your servant, the dirt at your feet. (I pr)ostrate myself at the feet of the king, my lord, my Sun, my god, 7 times and 7 times. ((at the feet of the king, my lord))-(emphasis-?). have obeyed the ders of the king's comm to me, to guard the citieor the king, my lord. I have guarded very carefully. M, the king, my lord has wri to me for glass, I herewith send 50 (units), weight-(i.e. I herewith send: "50–weight"), to the king, my lord. —EA 235 (join of EA 327), lines 1-21 (complete)-(Note: reduces 382 Amarna letters to 381 (!))

See: Pu-Ba'lu for another letter concerning glass-(EA 314, "A shipment of glass"). Also see: Yidya, letter EA 323, "A royal order for glass".

See also

• Pu-Ba'lu, glass letter
• Yidya, glass letter
• Amarna letters

References

• Moran, William L. The Amarna Letters. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, ISBN 0-8018-6715-0)

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