What is "yidya"

Yidya, and also Idiya, was the mayor/ruler of ancient Ašqaluna/ Ashkelon in the 1350- 1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence.

Yidya is mainly referenced in the Amarna letters corpus, in his own letters: EA 320–326, (EA for 'el Amarna'). However, the other reference to Yidya is a letter from the pharaoh to his vassal Yidya, letter EA 370.

The titles of Yidya's letters are as follows:

EA 320—title: "Listening carefully (1)" EA 321—title: "Listening carefully (2)" EA 322—title: "Listening carefully (3)" EA 323—title: "A royal order for glass" EA 324—title: "Preparations completed (1)" EA 325—title: "Preparations Completed (2)" EA 326—title: "A new commissioner"