and let him who executes
the message take what is needed. In return let our envoys be sent to thee
from us. Your envoys who have tarried with me needing men to guide them it
is granted, in order that I may send this. They took from me men to guide
them as they went down. Do not disgrace my envoys, and do not delay them
for me. Why should we not in future send out envoys? In future they will
carry news, in future they will be sent out to the King to carry the news.
And in future let it be declared 'Whosoever of us is treacherous let him
be destroyed for the King.' I have received (envoys) thirteen times, why
should not other envoys beside from the King in future again..."

LETTERS FROM BURNABURIAS

2 B. M.--"To _Amenophis IV_ (_Nibkhuarririya_) King of _Egypt_, by letter
thus _Burnaburias_ King of _Caradunias_(417) thy brother. I am at peace.
May there be much peace to thee, to thy house, thy wives, thy sons, thy
land, thy Lords, thy horses, thy chariots.

"Since my fathers and thy fathers spoke good things zealously, sending
eagerly to make presents, and making friends--and did not they speak
eagerly--lo! now my brother has sent two _manahs_ of gold as a present to
me. Lo! there is much gold beside, which your father sent, and as this has
increased beyond what your father gave, why should you send two _manahs_
of gold? Lo! I have received much, even very much gold, which remains in
the temple. Enough gold has been sent. Why should you send two _manahs_ of
gold? But as for thee, whatever is needed in thy land send for it, let it
be taken of me for thee.

"In the time of _Curigalzu_(418) my father, all the Canaanites sent to him
(saying) thus, 'What sayest thou as to the setting up of the land. It is
weak. What sayest thou?'

"My father clave to thy (father). He sent to them thus, 'It has been sent
to me as to your discontent. If you are foes with the King of _Egypt_ my
brother, you must cleave to some other. Shall not I go out against you for
this? Shall not I destroy you, as if you were discontented with me?' My
father heard them not because of your father. Now behold _Assyria_ has
arrayed against me. Did not I send to you, as to their thoughts about your
land? Why do they send against me? If you have pity on me it will never be
done. They will fail to win these things. I have sent to thee, as a
present for thee, three _manahs_ of precious stones, fifteen pairs of
horses for five wooden chariots."

3 B. M.--The sa