100 B.—“... to the King my Lord ... my Sun ... letter thus (says) _Suyardata_ thy servant, the dust of thy feet: at the feet of the King my Lord my God my Sun seven times seven times I bow. O King (the message?) is despatched by me, as to there having been made a war. With the city of _Cielti_ (Keilah) I am warring.(359) My chief city has gathered and has turned to me: against which has sent _Adonizedek_ who is greedy of silver—against the chiefs of the city of _Keilah_. And they have marched on me behind (or to the west of) me. And know O King my Lord lo! he is marching—_Adonizedek_—to remove my city from my hands. Let the King ask if he is marching—this chief; and if there is one ox or a beast before him.(360) And _Labaya_ has deserted his faith. The weak (or the gate) he is marching against we have succored. But now _Labaya_ is with _Adonizedek_. I march to a city of my brethren.... Know O King as to his servant. Order thou this my desire. And do they not gather? They have put all to shame. The news (is true?): let there be an order of the King for his servant.”
107 B.—Begins with the same salutation from _Suyardata_. It is much injured, but the following words are clear: “Know O King my Lord lo! his land has ... the city of _Keilah_ ... against me, chiefs ... the ... our ruler ... and truly we ... against them; and truly we guide the friendly chiefs from the land of the King my Lord.”
It seems from this that the previous letter brought assistance to the writer.
68 B. M.—Perhaps earlier than the preceding; reads: “To the King my Lord my God my Sun thus (says) _Suyardata_ thy servant: seven and seven times this soul and this body bow. Let the King my Lord learn. I am one (put to shame?). There shall be Egyptian soldiers (_pitati_) despatched of the King my Lord. I am hard pressed; and consider thou me (come out to me?) and I shall be established by the King my Lord.”
101 B.—With the usual salutation is from _Suyardata_, and, though broken, appears to read: “It is my desire to approach, as taking refuge with the King my Lord. Who am I to regard (being seen?)? Let me approach the King my Lord with these things (articles) of silver—and the silver is pure. O King my Lord _Yankhamu_ (is) thy right hand; and I am mourning for him, since, wholly having gone away, no Egyptian soldiers (_bitati_) will come back to me from the King my Lord. Let the King my Lord learn how thirty temples of the gods he has put to shame—he who fights against me. I am left alone. Mightily he has fought against.... Give me rest O King my Lord from his hand. The King my Lord shall send Egyptian soldiers (_bitati_). Now _Yankhamu_ also has returned to the house of the King my Lord. He shall come back—soldiers of the King my Lord with him. Mighty is he who has fought against _Suyardata_ and (men) fail.”