“Now as to the gifts for my brother: I have sent as my brother’s gifts a quantity of solid gold, and precious stones: (its value?) includes the amount of twenty precious stones, and nineteen pieces of gold. The weight of precious stones and gold remaining includes the amount of forty-two precious stones and twenty pieces of gold _Zuzas_ of Istar: (this is) the weight of precious stones and gold remaining; and ten yoke of horses, and ten chariots, with all that belongs to them, and thirty female slaves.” 27 B.—This is the longest letter in the collection, including six lines in Aramaic, and 512 lines in Dusratta’s native language (see “Journal Royal Asiatic Society,” October, 1892, for my translation). The important passages of the letter appear to me to read as follows, and the meaning is confirmed by statements in other letters by this writer concerning his daughter’s marriage. The letter was addressed to Amenophis III, and sent by the same two envoys, _Mani_ and _Gilias_,(378) already noticed. “_Gilias_ the envoy, who takes the messages is ordered to utter it, his duty being to go out, because Amenophis III the Egyptian (ally?) rules a far off land, and I rule in the city _Ikhibin_(379) the city of the God _Simigis_(380) the paternal deity. “To proceed: as _Mani_ my brother’s envoy says, it is understood that my brother is very desirous that it should be speedily completed. “Brother, I gladly empower the envoy to take back this woman, whom _Mani_ says my brother commanded him to bring, when he was ordered as an envoy. “Understanding that my brother desires now to take her home, is it not necessary, understanding this decision to be preferred; as twenty-three months have gone by, is not her taking home to be hastened? My Court having decided to accept, and being satisfied as well as my wife, and resolved to accept the agreement; and the girl being heartily pleased—how happy she is words cannot tell—the decision is from the Gods, brother, for me the decision is from the mighty Gods, my brother. Surely you know whether I do not desire that she should be so brilliantly exalted, the girl being so fortunately (married): surely you know that I shall be glad. “Proclaim thou for me that whatever people of _Khalci_,(381) west of the _Minyan_(382) country—whatever people of _Khalci_ I have conquered, are made subject. “I being the great chief of the power of the land of the _Hittites_ taking to me, my brother, all the people that are conquered. Let it extend to the city of _Harran_(383) and let the land possessed by no king be taxed. “My son-in-law being married in the city of Thebes in presence of the image of the deity.” “Is it not thus that _Dusratta_ dwelling afar arranges the marriage of _Tadukhipa_(384)—_Dusratta_ the favored (friend?) from the Minyan land, consenting to the wish of _Amenophis III_ the Egyptian (friend) that the son of _Amenophis III_ be so married to her, in the presence of the image of the deity.”