King's _Paka_ (chief), whom
they cast out from the city of _Simyra_. The chief city is troubled. Now
_Pakha_(_mnata_), the King's _Paka_, who (was) in the city of _Simyra_,
has sent a message--he has failed. Sixty minas (_mana_)(278) it is that
they are asking the city of _Gebal_, from my unhappy land. The battle was
waged very mightily against us, and the King is not defended by his
fortress."

81 B.--"To _Rabzabi_(279) ... thus _Ribadda_ thy son." The letter is much
broken. He refers to money, and asks him to complain to the King. He says
he is afraid that the freemen are not (faithful?) to the King's governor,
if the broken portion may be so understood.

82 B.--"To _Ribadda_ my son thus by letter (says) King _Rabzabi_ thy
father. May our Gods prosper thee, prosper thy fortress. Let him ask to
know. The sons of our Lord have spoken accordingly. They have spoken of
the strife of the chiefs of the city of _Simyra_. (He has vanquished my
fears?) of being made to perish by the city of _Simyra_, of our perishing
by these chiefs; and lo! they have allotted decrees, they are creating a
memorial. Have I not been bent upon the decrees? and decrees of the King
have followed. And unless they have destroyed everything, the King makes
sure to show them their master. For the King is imposing decrees. The
decrees of the King are saying: 'Why do ye make a waste land to those who
are servants of the King? I shall despatch men. I shall send a garrison
for the chief city.' I am sending the King's ... to you ... soldiers ...
in ... A gathering they are making of all."

In spite of his father's zealous assistance in Egypt, this favorable
intention came too late.

76 B.--"From _Riibiddi_ as a letter to the King my Lord: beneath the feet
of my Lord seven times and seven times I bow. Behold my Lord's message
from this (remnant?): from the lands of the despised, and from the chief
city of fugitives, they have wandered. To go for us, accordingly I have
ordered my ships to go out from shore (or wall). Lo! _Aziru_ has fought
with me. And all the chiefs of the government gathered, hardening their
hearts. I have gathered to us their ships; and as they go to us in haste
their abodes are deserted, which are subject (to) this _Amorite_ race; and
they have been suddenly destroyed. I am chosen chief of the chiefs of the
government. To me accordingly they have subjected everything; and they
have removed--on account of the success of the chiefs of my