Rib-Adda, King of Byblos (ca. 1370-1340 BC): Power Struggle and Foreign Policy

This book reconstructs the history of Rib-Adda, who ruled Byblos from around 1370 to 1340 BC. Rib-Adda was a prolific ruler, sending 68 letters to the Egyptian court, making him the most prolific Lebanese leader from the mid-14th century BC to the early 20th century AD. The work explores the Canaanite-Akkadian dialect, one of the earliest scribal systems used in Byblos, which incorporated vocabulary and expressions reflective of the local Byblian dialect. It provides an in-depth analysis of...