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32. iii kak khuuzzi viii kak khusiittiin 



3 ceis cuach 8 ceis coiseideadh 

 J cases bozvls S cases gaiters. 



33. c kak anna iv dukan c kak khaab 



100 ceis ainne 4 tuighean lOO ceis ciob 

 100 cases rings 4. robes 100 cases tozu. 



34. c kak sir tsilliya assa 

 100 ceis sior teallach ase 



100 cases long earthen shingles. 



35. iv tak kukupu nata v tak kukupu 



4 teigh cuachaim natach 5 teigh cuachaim 



^ coverings of plaited hair grey 5 coverings plaited. 



36. sa kur taba iii tibu xxiv khir gis pana 



sa caor dubh 3 dabh 24 cear ceis bheanan 

 in sheep black j coivs 2^ carcasses pigs female. 



T)"/. X gisguza sa giskal istu Sadibbi 

 10 ceis ceos sa casgal aiste Sadibbi 

 10 pig hams in vessels out of Sadibbi. 



38. X salkhuuz ii giskal tsiliya 

 10 sail ceos 2 casgal teallach 

 10 salt hams 2 vessels earthen. 



I subjoin Dr. MacNish's free translation of this valuable epistle : " I 

 would place at thy disposal my good lands, my good peoples, my 

 excellent generals, my good and brave warriors among my valiant men, 

 and my good horses. I am, I am sending my faithful messengers to 

 thee, as far as thine abode. I would confer a favour upon thee, in order 

 that by means of them (my messengers) I could gain favour for thy 

 beloved. My colleague Khalugari, the prince over Irsapa, inclines to me 

 to gain Akh, thy princess, for my wife. The people refuse to incline to 

 Akh, and to follow her bidding in the army. The colleague, your body- 

 guard places an earthen pot of tribute (gold) at your disposal — the 

 colleague who takes Akh of the land from thee to be his wife, asking 

 thy offspring who you are. I have grief in telling your highness that 

 there is enmity to thee; forasmuch as thou askest of Khalugari, the 

 prince in command, to refuse the daughter of the kingdom. Khalugari, 

 the prince, makes a request through enmity, though he denies the neces- 

 sity of doing so. He refuses to do thy bidding, secretly refusing per- 

 mission to her, to thy princess. I make Khalugari hear. Khalugari, the 

 prince, to obey the daughter of the land, stirs up the quiet assembly that 



