. Wanderings in Bible lands: notes of travel in Italy, Greece, Asia-Minor, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, Cush, and Palestine. hat Joshua did not meet and conquer tribes of savages, butcivilized men. The discovery of the Tell Amarna Tablets has led tofurther investigation at the site of Lachish in place is known as Tell el Hesy. In 1892 Mr. Blisscommenced an ex-cavation at Lachishfor the Palestine Ex-ploration Fund andcarried it forward withconsiderable zeal andenergy. His laborsduring the seasonbrought no immediateresults, and it was notuntil he was aboutclosing his work inDecember, th
. Wanderings in Bible lands: notes of travel in Italy, Greece, Asia-Minor, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, Cush, and Palestine. hat Joshua did not meet and conquer tribes of savages, butcivilized men. The discovery of the Tell Amarna Tablets has led tofurther investigation at the site of Lachish in place is known as Tell el Hesy. In 1892 Mr. Blisscommenced an ex-cavation at Lachishfor the Palestine Ex-ploration Fund andcarried it forward withconsiderable zeal andenergy. His laborsduring the seasonbrought no immediateresults, and it was notuntil he was aboutclosing his work inDecember, the rainyseason having set in,that he was fortunateenough to find a num-ber of tablets. Hewas overjoyed at his good luck. The tablets are now beingtranslated. Enough is already known of them to settle thefact that they are of great importance. It is believed thatsome of them are answers to the letters written to Egyptwhich are preserved to the world in the Tell AmarnaTablets. Our cuts are copies from The Tell AmarnaTablets and represent the front and reverse sides of oneof the tablets recently discovered at Tell el Hesy Tablet. {Front.) 204 WANDERINGS IN BIBLE LANDS. Conders translation and comments on this tablet are asfollows: Is it not sent (as a message) to the great chiefof the house of our fathers? Lo! truly thou knowest thatthey have fortified the city of Atim. And O Zimridi tothe feet of him who is established as the chieftain beholdhumbly I bow. Supporter of cities behold! O Saviour ofthe people I have rent (my garments) yea . entreaties . . for defenders And three years or four the foe (or dog)has been resting whodesires my behold they haveentered the land to laywaste. The city ofSumhi (or Stema)which we inhabit he issurrounding: he hasgathered in order tobesiege; and as far asthis are going thir-teen sections of our(tribe?). Strong (ishe) who has comedown. He lays has gone out with secret feet. . . I send andthey have (arrayed?) the land
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