35 B. M.—“To the Great King my Lord my God my Sun thus (says) this thy servant _Aziru_. Seven times and seven times at the feet of my Lord my God my Sun I bow. My Lord I am thy servant, and (from my youth?) in the presence of the King my Lord, and I fulfil all my orders to the sight of my Lord. And what they who are my (agents?) shall say to my Lord as to the chiefs who are faithful, in the sight of the King my Lord, will not you hear me speak, I who am thy servant sincere as long as I live? But when the King my Lord sent _Khani_,(184) I was resting in the city of _Tunip_ (_Tennib_) and there was no knowledge behold of his arriving. Whereupon he gave notice, and coming after him also, have I not reached him? And let _Khani_ speak to testify with what humility, and let the King my Lord ask him how my brethren have prepared to tend (him), and _Betilu_ will send to his presence oxen and beasts and fowls: his food and his drink will be provided. I shall give horses and beasts for his journey; and may the King my Lord hear my messages, with my assurances in the presence of the King my Lord. _Khani_ will march much cared for in my sight, he accompanies me as my comrade, like my father; and lo! my Lord says, ‘You turn away from the appearance of Khani.’ Thus thy Gods and the Sun-God truly had known if I did not stay in the city of _Tunip_. Moreover because of the intention to set in order the city of Simyra, the King my Lord has sent word (and) the Kings of the land of _Marshasse_ (_Mer’ash_) have been foes to me. They have marched on my cities: they have observed the desire of _Khatib_,(185) and has not he promised them? lo! hastily he has promised them. And truly my Lord has known that half of the possessions that the King my Lord has given _Khatib_ takes: the tribute, and the gold and the silver that the King my Lord has given me; and _Khatib_ takes all the tribute; and truly my Lord has known. Moreover as against my Lord the King’s having said, ‘Why dost thou yield service to the messenger of the King of the land of the _Hittites_, and dost not yield service to my messenger?’ this region is the land of my Lord, he establishes me in it, with men of government. Let a messenger of my Lord come, and all that I speak of in the sight of my Lord let me give. Tin and ships, men(186) and weapons, and trees let me give.”