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'''Zimredda (Lachish mayor)''' was a leader of [[Lachish]] in the mid 14th century BC. He is mentioned in the [[Amarna letters]], and is the author of EA 329, ([[EA (el Amarna)|EA]] for 'el [[Amarna]]'). Only two other references are made to "Zimredda of Lakiša"&ndash;(Lachish) in the [[Text corpus|corpus]]. He is part of the subject of letter EA 333, titled: '' "Plots and disloyalty" ''. His death is reported in EA 288 by [[Abdi-Heba]]&ndash;(letter no. 4 of 6), at the hands of the [[Habiru]].

In the Amarna letters [[Text corpus|correspondence]], from 1350-[[1335 BC]], the other mayor of Lakiša was [[Šipti-Ba'lu]], author of letters EA {{not a typo|330-332}}.

=="Zimredda of Lakiša" letter--no. 329==
Title: ''Preparations under way.'' EA 329, lines 1-20 (complete)

:{{cquote|To the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, The [[Ra|Sun]] from the sky: Message of Zimreddi, the ruler of [[Lachish|Lakiša]], your servant, the dirt at your feet. I [[Prostration formula|prostrate]] myself at the feet of the king, my lord, the Sun from the sky, 7 times and 7 times. As to the [[Courier|messenger]] of the king, my lord, whom he sent to me, I have listened to his orders very carefully, and I am indeed making preparations in accordance with his order.}}

==See also==
*[[Zimredda of Sidon]]
*[[Amarna letters]]

==References==
*[[William L. Moran|Moran, William L.]] ''The Amarna Letters.'' Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, {{ISBN|0-8018-6715-0}})

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[[Category:Tel Lachish]]
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