Qidšu

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Representative writings and transliterations
Akkadian	Qidšu
Egyptian	Ḳdš(w)
NW Semitic
Greek
Latin
Arabic	تل نبﻲ مند Tell Nebi Mend
Other	Kadesh
Contemporary	Tell Nebi Mend

The cuneiform toponym Qidšu is identified with Qadesh (Kadesh) at the site of Tell Nebi Mend.

The toponym is represented in Egyptian hieroglyphic sources as:

Contents 1 Location 2 Status 3 Leadership 4 Primary Sources 5 Secondary Sources 6 Discussion 7 Observations 8 Bibliography 8.1 Prosopography 8.2 Identification

Location

Syrian plain, mid-Orontes region

Status

City-state and territory

Leadership

• Etakkama (Amarna period, late 14th century BCE)

Primary Sources

• EA 189

Secondary Sources

• EA 190 (Pharaoh to ruler of Qidšu)
• pAnastasi I,19,1
• Onomastica of Amenemopet §252

Discussion

• Petrographic analysis confirms that EA 189 corresponds with the geology of the area around Tell Nebi Mend.

Observations

Bibliography

Prosopography

• Etakkama: Amarna Personal Names §

Identification

• Inscribed in Clay, pp.97-99

• Klengel, H. [1969], Geschichte Syriens im 2. Jahrtausend v.u.Z., II, Berlin , 1969, pp.139-177.
  • [1992], Syria 3000 to 300 BC - A Handbook of Political History, Berlin, 1992, pp.157-160.