The only site which seems to be suggested by Pitazza is the important ruin of _Futeis_, southeast of Gaza. It is near the road to Egypt and in the plains. The letters probably refer to arrangements for the flight of the kings of Jerusalem and Gezer, or of their wives. 77 B. M.—A short broken letter by _Satiya_, who was apparently chief of the city (or chief town) of _Eni-Saam_(_si_), which is perhaps En-Shemesh, close to Zorah, in the Valley of Sorek, now _’Ain Shems_. It is the Ir-Shemesh of the Bible (Josh. xix. 41), otherwise Beth-Shemesh (Josh. xv. 10). Here, again, we find an Egyptian station in an open valley, on one of the main roads to Jerusalem. 133 B.—“To the King my Lord by letter thus (says) the chief of _Kanu_ thy servant: at the feet of the King my Lord seven times and seven times I bow. Thou thyself hast sent to me, to muster to meet the Egyptian soldiers (_bitati_); and now I with my soldiers and with my chariots (am) in sight of the soldiers of the King my Lord, as far as the place you will march to.” This town cannot well be any of the Kanahs of Palestine, since the word would then be “_Kanatu_.” It is more probably the important ruin _Kanya_, close to Rabbath of Judah, immediately west of the Valley of Elah; chariots would be possible in this vicinity. LETTERS FROM UNCERTAIN SITES 33 B. M.—“To the King my Lord by letter thus (says) _Abd Istar_(?)(363) the King’s servant. At the feet of the King my Lord I bow, seven times at the feet of the King my Lord, and seven more, both heart and body. And this is to show the King my Lord how mightily he fights against me, and destroys the rulers from the presence of the King my Lord; and the great King shall give orders for my defenders. Moreover, it sends messages to the King my Lord as to me, and I shall hear all the messages of the King my Lord. I will listen. Now ten women (concubines?) I am retaining.” Perhaps these were some of the ladies on their way to Egypt: “_tumiki_” seems to come from the root “_wamak_,” an Arabic root meaning “to love.” The Amorite words with an initial “_vau_” are nearer to Arabic than to Hebrew or Aramaic. One of the commonest is “_uras_,” “to desire” or “ask,” whence one of the names of Istar, the goddess of desire. 34 B. M.—Is a short letter broken at the end; it merely acknowledges a message, and is from _Abd Astati_. There was a deity _As_, or _Ast_, apparently of Egyptian origin. 60 B. M.—“To the King my Lord my Sun my God thus _Mayaya_.” The important part of this short letter is broken, but it appears to say: “Have not they devoured _Yankhamu_ ... this conquest of all the lands from men of blood, and the devouring of thy land.” 65 B. M.—(_Sibtiaddu?_) writes as a servant of the King with the usual salutation, and has heard the message. “Behold what _Yankhamu_ (says). I am a faithful servant at the foot of the King. Let the King my Lord know it. I guard much the King’s city which is with me.”