18 ANNUAL ADDRESS—PROFESSOR SAYCH. 
says: (at the feet of the king) seven times seven do I prostrate 
mayselt. 5 's.ij.: % When a raid was made, Milki (Melech) of the 
sea-coast (marched) against the country of the king my lord, 
commanding the forces of the city of Gedor (Gatwrri), the 
forces of the city of Gath (Gimti), and the forces of the city 
of Keilah (Kilt.). They seized the country of the city of 
Rabbah (ftwbute) dependent on the country of the king, 
belonging to the ‘Confederates’ (khabiri). And again he 
destroyed entirely the city of the land of Ururusi, the city 
of the god Uras, whose name (there) is Marru (Marnas), the 
city of the king, dependent on the locality of the men of 
Keilah, and twelve cities of my king.’ ‘Two small tablets 
in the Boulaq Museum, both unfortunately broken in half, 
give us further information about the affairs of Southern 
Palestine. One of them may be translated as follows: “ To 
the king my lord, my gods, my Sun-god, by letter I speak, 
even Su-arda-ka, thy servant, the dust of thy feet. At the 
feet of the king my lord, my gods, my Sun-god, seven times 
seven do I prostrate myself. The king of... set himself 
to make war. In the city of Keilah (Kelti) he made war 
against thee for the third time; a complaint was brought to 
myself. My city that belongs to me adhered (?) to me. 
Ebed-tob sent to the men of Keilah. He sent fourteen pieces 
of silver, and they marched against my rear, and they overran 
the domains of the king my lord. Keilah, my city, did Ebed- 
dhabba remove from my jurisdiction. The pleasure-park (?) 
of the king my lord, and the fortress of Baal-nathan, and the 
fortress of Hamor (the Amorite) he removed from his pre- 
sence and his justice. Lab-api, the halting in speech, occu- 
pied the fortress of . . . ninu, and when Lab-api, along with 
Ebed-dhabba and [his companions| occupied the fortress of 
. ninu, the king [sent] to his servanti.”’ 
Lab-api is mentioned again in the other tablet to which I 
have referred. What remains of it runs thus: ‘‘ And, again, 
the city of Pir(qar), the fortress which is in front of this 
country, belonging to the king, I made faithful. At that — 
time the city of Gaza (Khazati), belonging to the king, which 
is on the shore of the sea, westward of the country of the 
cities of Gath and Carmel (?),* fell away to Urgi and the 
men of Gath. I rode in my chariot (?) for the second time, 
and we marched up (out of Egypt). Lab-api and the country 
which thou possessest [went over] for the second time to the 
men of Hebron, the Confederates (khabiri) of Milki-ar’il, 
and he took (their) sons as hostages (?). At the same time 
* It is doubtful whether we are to read Irmila or Kirmila. 
