305 Monuments to the Truth of the Scriptures. u tw po ee n n th th e e o s n e e ro w y h a o l s h u o ff u e se r s ed w lo er s e s w oc o c u a l s d io c n l a a l i l m y d w a a m yl a a g i e d s . fr \ o i\T m he t r h e e t o e t c h t e e r d if th i e t w ro a a s d i . n h A is n te i r n r t i e to re r s y t , in be g ca th u i s n e g h i e n h c a o d n n n o ec t t p io r n op w er i l t y h p o r n o e of these robberies is that it took place at "Hannathon," one of i t n h g e b e o ls r e de w r a t s ow ev n e s r m k e n n o t w io n ne u d n i t n il J i o t s a h p . p 1 e 9 ar :1 e 4 d , i b n ut th o i f s w u h n i e c x h p n ec o t t e h d man M ne o r s . t of the Tel el-Amama letters, however, consist of those which were addressed to the king ·of Egypt (Amenhotep IV.) t b r y es h s i e s s o i ffin ce S r y s ri w a h a o n w d er P e al a e t s t t e in m e pt a i g n a g in to st h v o a ld rio th u e s E en gy em pt i i e a s n w fo h r o i t w n it e g e r s e d , o o p w f re n w s s h f i r o n o m g m h w a th e rd e he f u a a p r r o s n n o o t r m h t e h u m , ch w . e in r A e l m a g t o r e n a r g d t u i t m a h l e e ly s s e , e a x w n t e e d r n e w d i h t n h o g e , c t H h o e m it ir colonies into Palestine and usurping control over the northern part of the country, add A i, b w o h u o t s is ix m ty o o st f p th ro e fu le s t e te i r n s h ar is e e f x ro pr m es a si n on o s ffi o c f er h n u a m m il e it d y R a i n b d i l n oy g a h lt i y m , s a e d lf dr t e h s e si " n f g oo th ts e to k o in l g of as th " e hi k s in lo g r 's d" fe a e n t, d " " a s n u d n, s " ay a i n n d g c th al a l t he "prostrates himself seven times seven times at his feet." He complains, however, that he is not properly supported in his efforts to defend the provinces of the king, and is constantly v w i a si n o t n in s g , mm o o r r e e e s v o e ld r i y e t r h s i , ng m . ore So ca f v r a e l q r u y e , n m t o a r r e e m h o is ne i y m , p m or o t r u e ni p t r i o es that the king finally tells him that if he will write less and fight more he would be better pleased, and that there would be more hopes of his maintaining his power. But Rib-addi says that he i s being betrayed by the "curs" that are surrounding him, who represent the other countries that pretend to be friendly to Egypt, but are not. From this correspondence, and from letters from the south of Palestine, it is made plain that the Egyptian power was fast losing its hold of the country, thus preparing the way for
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