_Yankhamu_ by letter thus (says) _Yapaaddu_.(208) Why is it
spoken? Lo! from the city of _Simyra_ a destruction by _Aziru_ of all the
lands, in length from the city of _Gebal_ to the city of _Ugariti_;(209)
and the destruction of this the city _Sigata_,(210) and of the city
_Ambi_.(211) Behold ... the slave has (broken?) the ships ... in the city
_Ambi_ and in the city _Sigata_, and in all which dispute for the lands
with the city of _Simyra_: and shall we not arise to enter the city
_Simyra_,(212) or what shall we ourselves do? But send this news to your
great city (or palace).(213) It is regretted that the ... is unfortunate."

44 B. M.--This letter seems to be an appeal by the cities of Phoenicia on
behalf of Ribadda, the brave King of Gebal, during the time of his
resistance to Aziru, which failed because no help was given to him from
Egypt, where Aziru was still thought faithful. The spokesman Khaia is
perhaps the same Egyptian mentioned in Aziru's letters.

"Thus (saith) our confederacy to the King and the men of _Sidon_ and the
men of _Beruta_ (_Beirut_). Whose are these cities--are not they the
King's? Place a chief one chief in the midst of the city, and shall not he
judge the ships of the land of the _Amorites_? and to slay _Abdasherah_
the King shall set him up against them. Does not the King mourn for three
cities and the ships of the men of _Misi_?(214) and you march not to the
land of the _Amorites_, and _Abdasherah_ has gone forth to war; and judge
for thine own self, and hear the message of thy faithful servant.
Moreover, who has fought as a son for the King--is it not _Khaia_? Will you
gather us ships of men of _Misi_ for the land of the _Amorites_ and to
slay _Abdasherah_? Lo! there is no message as to them and no memorial:
they have shut the road--they have closed the way. In order to give passage
to the land of _Mitana_(215) he has left the fleet which he has built. Was
not this a plot against me of the men of _Arada_?(216) But if behold they
are with you, seize the ships of the men of the city of _Arada_ which they
have made in the land of Egypt. Again behold _Khaiya_ laments ... for you
do not ... and as for us we ... by the land of the _Amorites_."

45 B. M., a broken letter with passages of interest as follows:

"Moreover, now this city of _Gula_(217) is afflicted. The region behold of
the city of _Gula_ is for the King my Lord. Cannot you do what we desire?
But he has done as his heart (desired