his foes . . . And lo! now the King of the land of the Hittites . . . with pride rebels against his gods. And men who are destroyers serve the King of the land of the Hittites: he sends them forth. My Lord, my servants, the men of the city of Katna, Aziru expels, and all that is theirs, out of the land of the dominion of my Lord; and behold (he takes?) the northern lands of the dominion of my Lord. Let (my Lord) save the . . . of the men of the city Katna. My Lord truly they made . . . he steals their gold my Lord; as has been said there is fear, and truly they give gold. My Lord—Sun God, my fathers’ god[1]—the men have made themselves your foes, and they have wasted from over against the abode of their camp (or fortress); and now behold—O Sun God of my fathers—the King of the Hittites makes them march. And know of them, my Lord—may the gods make slack their hand. As has been said there is fear. And lo! perchance the Sun God of my fathers will turn his heart toward me. My Lord’s word is sure, and let the (increase or tithe of gold?) be given him, as we have purposed for the Sun God of my fathers. As has been said they have done to me; and they have destroyed the . . . of my Lord. For this corner—the dwelling of their fortress (or camp)—is out of sight of the Sun God.”
37 B. M—“To King Annumuria, Son of the Sun, my Lord, thus (says) Akizzi thy servant: seven times . . . at the feet of my Lord I bow. My Lord, now there is flight and no breathing of the . . . of the King my Lord. And behold now the . . . of this dominion of my Lord, in these lands . . . and behold now . . . the King of the land of the Hittites . . . sends forth . . . and the heart of . . . smites him. And now behold the King my Lord sends to me, and is complaining . . . with me as to the rule of the King of the land of the Hittites. And as for me . . . the King of the land of the Hittites. As for me I am with the King my Lord, and with the land of Egypt. I sent and . . . as to the rule of the King of the land of the Hittites.”
- ↑ This appears, as throughout the letters, to apply to the King of Egypt. All the Egyptian kings were regarded as descendants of gods, and are so addressed in Egyptian records.
