-
records going back to the 4th-dynasty
pharaoh Sneferu (fl. 2600 BC) and as
Gubla (𒁺𒆷) in the
Akkadian cuneiform Amarna letters to the 18th-dynasty pharaohs...
-
distributed roughly: 045–067
Syria 068–227
Lebanon (where 68–140 are from
Gubla aka Byblos) 227–380
Canaan (written
mostly in the Canaano-Akkadian language)...
- Rib-Hadda's Byblos, (named
Gubla). Eventually, the king of Irqata,
Aduna was
killed along with
other city kings, and also the 'mayor' of
Gubla, Rib-Hadda. Rib-Hadda's...
-
Gebal or
Baalat Gubal;
literally "Lady of Byblos"), also
known as Bēltu ša
Gubla (Akkadian: dNIN ša uruGub-la) and Baaltis, was the
tutelary goddess of the...
- the
Northwest Semitic god Hadad,
though his
letters invoke only Ba'alat
Gubla, the "Lady of Byblos" (probably
another name for Asherah). Rib-Hadda's letters...
- clay
tablet letter from Rib-Haddi, the mayor/'man' of the city of Byblos, (
Gubla of the letters). Byblos,
being a
large coastal seaport Mediterranean city...
- (Berytus) Beth
Shean Bet
Shemesh Bethel Bethsaida Bethlehem Bosra Byblos (
Gubla, Kepen) Dan,
former Laish (Tel Dan, Tell el-Qadi)
Damascus (Dimasqu) Deir...
-
infinite trouble to
loyal servants of
Egypt like Rib-Hadda,
governor of
Gubla (Gebal), by
transferring their loyalty from the
Egyptian crown to the Hittite...
-
trade centers;
Gubla (later
known as Byblos; in Arabic, Jbeil) and
Berytus (present-day Beirut) were
trade and
religious centers.
Gubla was the
first Canaanite...
- year time period. The 2
letters that
reference him are
regarding Byblos/
Gubla, and Ascalon, in
western and
southwestern Canaan. Irimayašša is referenced...
