Canaanite rebellion to have been early.

391 This agrees with 27 B. as regards Dusratta's conquests in the
Hittite country.

392 As Amenophis IV was married already in the reign of Amenophis III,
his mother's marriage evidently took place some twenty years at
least before the date of this letter.

393 Apparently this was written at least four years after the death of
Amenophis III, or about 1450 B.C. at earliest.

394 The lands given when Tadukhipa was married.

395 "Mazipalali," a Mongol name, "hero with the sword."

396 Indicating that these Mongols were not monogamists.

397 Mongol name, "Ar-Tessupas," "worshipper of Tessupas" (Rimmon). Other
Mongol names occur in 27 B. (in the native speech) including Asali
("joyful") and Artatan ("strong soldier"). If Teie's name was
Mongolic, it would mean "bright."

398 Similar extradition is noticed in the treaty between Rameses II and
Kheta Sar, the Hittite king, a century later.

399 The signs _IZCU_, _SAK_, _TAK_ ("weapon, stone, head") seem to
indicate a stone axe such as the Carians used. Battle-axes of flint
are noticed in the time of Thothmes III. (Brugsch, "Hist. Egypt," i.
p. 342.)

400 This letter may, perhaps, be earlier than the preceding.

401 From a later letter (1 B. M.) it seems that the foreign ladies were
shown to envoys from their parents, to enable them to report as to
their health.

402 Or "the curious things."

403 Or, perhaps, "but letters are received."

404 This agrees with the letters from Babylonia in showing the disturbed
state of the countries between Armenia and Egypt early in the reign
of Amenophis IV, due to the revolts of Hittites, Amorites, and
Hebrews.

405 The two-headed eagle was a Hittite emblem; it is also found at
Mycenae.

406 Iron from Asia is believed to have been known yet earlier (Brugsch.
"Hist. Egypt," i. pp. 342, 354). It was known in the fourteenth
century B.C. by its Semitic name, "berzil."

407 Clearly written to Teie, as Amenophis IV is mentioned as her son.

408 "Yuni," as a Mongol name, would mean "true."

409 "Rimmon Nirari" is an Assyrian name, but the king so called lived a
good deal later. The rank of this writer is evidently inferior, but
not as inferior as that of the Canaanite chiefs. He may have been an
Assyrian prince, and per