who are foes of the King in the letter from Khanni
the King's messenger; and once more I am obeying the King thy Lord; and
thou shalt not leave one among them. A chain of bronze exceeding heavy
shall shackle their feet. Behold the men thou shalt fetch to the King thy
Lord. _Sarru_ with all his sons; _Tuia_; _Lieia_ with all his sons:
_Pisyari_(204) with all his sons: the son-in-law of _Mania_ with all his
sons, with his wives, the women of his household: the chief of
_Pabaha_,(205) whose wickedness is abhorred, who made the trumpet to be
blown: _Dasarti: Paluma: Numahe_--a fugitive in the land of the Amorites.

"And knowest thou not that the glory of the King is as the Sun in heaven;
his soldiers and his chariots are many. From the shore lands to the land
of Gutium,(206) from the rising of the Sun to the going down of the same,
there is much salutation."

The attack on Sidon was thus apparently the fact which opened the eyes of
Amenophis. It appears to have preceded the final success, when the wealthy
city of Gebal was taken by Aziru.

The War In Phoenicia

LETTERS FROM CITIES NEAR GEBAL

No. 42 B. M.--"This letter is the letter of the city _Irkata_(207) to the
King. O our Lord, thus (says) the city of _Irkata_, and her men, her
(flock? or lords?). At the feet of the King our Lord seven times seven
times they bow. To the King our Lord thus (saith) the city of _Irkata_.
Knowing the heart of the King our Lord we have guarded the city of
_Irkata_ for him ... Behold the King our Lord orders _Abbikha_ ... he
speaks to us thus, O King ... to guard it. The city of _Irkata_ answers
... the man ruling for the King.... 'It is well. Let us save ... the city
of _Irkata_. It is well to save (a city?) faithful to the King.' ...
Behold many fight ... the people ... are frightened ... Thirty horses and
chariots enter the city of _Irkata_. Lo! has arrived ... a letter of the
King as to arriving ... thy land they reach. The men of the city ...
(belonging) to the King have made ... to fight with us for the King our
Lord. You send your chief to us that he may be our protector. Let the King
our Lord hear the message of these his servants, and appoint us provision
for his servant, and thou shalt exult over our foes and thou shalt
prevail. The message of command of the King thou shalt not deny us. Our
destroyer was troubled at the coming of the King's order to us. Mightily
he has fought against us, exceeding much."

128 B.--"To