o my brother; speedily let him
reply to me; so I shall hear my brother's salutation, and shall rejoice.
Let my brother wish me well; and let my brother send envoys: so my
brother's salutation shall come to me, and I shall hear."(370)

22 B.--The salutation calls Amenophis III his "kinsman," but does not name
his sister.

"_Mani_ my brother's envoy has come to honor me: to take my brother's wife
the Queen of _Egypt_;(371) and I received the letter that came: I learned
the declaration of his (order?). My heart has been much gladdened by my
brother's message, as my brother will see; and it rejoiced that day
exceeding much: that day and night they made (rejoicings?).

"And, my brother, all the message that _Mani_ came to bring has been
performed. This same year behold, my brother, I will ... his wife, the
Queen of _Egypt_, and I will send ... hence forth the land of _Khanirabbe_
and the land of _Egypt_. And because of these things that _Mani_ has
spoken, I send back, my brother, _Gilia_ and _Mani_ with speed, to ...
these things; and let not my brother blame them ... as to delay in being
despatched; for there was no delay to ... for my brother's wife; and lo!
delay is.... In the sixth month I have sent _Gilia_ my envoy, and _Mani_
my brother's envoy: I will send my brother's wife to my brother. So may
_Istar_ the Lady of Ladies my Goddess, and _Amanu_(372) my brother's God,
give peace ... I have sent to my brother; and my brother as ... increased
his (love?) very much, and ... as the heart of my brother was satisfied;
and ... (for our children?) my brother ... more than before ... I have
despatched _Khai_, my brother, trusting his ... and I give the letter to
his hands ... and let him bear his message ... I have sent ... going to my
brother ... my brother, are not his soldiers..."

The next five lines referring to the wife are too broken to read. The back
of the tablet continues:

"... which my brother sent ... all that my brother has caused to be
collected ... in presence of all of them they have been (given?) us ...
all these things, beyond expectation thereof, and the gold ... which they
have paid--and he has indeed lavished very much ... them, any or all these
things; was not the gold ... They say 'In the land of _Egypt_ there is
plenty more gold for thee my brother, because he loves thee very much ...
and will love (and being so?) is not there, behold, anything needful,
anything beside, from the land of Egypt in ad