ARAD (Sumerogram)
Image:B018.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Hittite version of ARAD- and the common cuneiform sign usage in the Amarna letters.
ARAD, is the capital letter- Sumerogram for the Akkadian language word "ardu", for servant. It is used especially in the introduction to the Pharaoh: for example "To King, Lord-mine, message thus Xxxxxx, "Servant-yours"-. It is also used extensively in Amarna letter texts, the author, usually the "man of a city",, where there is a constant reminder that he is a "servant", or "servant-yours"-. Many letters are giving city-state status reports, but many are also requesting help with the Egyptian army troops-.