A history of Babylon from the foundation of the monarchy to the Persian conquest . space in theletters is given up to the constant request for morepresents, and to complaints that promised gifts have notarrived. In one letter, for example, Ashur-uballit ofAssyria writes to Akhenaten that formerly the king ofKhanirabbat had received a present of twenty manehs ofgold from Egypt, and he proceeds to demand a likesum.^ Burna-Buriash of Babylon, his contemporary,writes in the same strain to Egypt,* reminding Akhenatenthat Amenophis III. had been far more generous to hisfather. Since the time my fath
A history of Babylon from the foundation of the monarchy to the Persian conquest . space in theletters is given up to the constant request for morepresents, and to complaints that promised gifts have notarrived. In one letter, for example, Ashur-uballit ofAssyria writes to Akhenaten that formerly the king ofKhanirabbat had received a present of twenty manehs ofgold from Egypt, and he proceeds to demand a likesum.^ Burna-Buriash of Babylon, his contemporary,writes in the same strain to Egypt,* reminding Akhenatenthat Amenophis III. had been far more generous to hisfather. Since the time my father and thine establishedfriendly relations with one another, they sent richpresents to one another, and they did not refuse to oneanother any desired object. Now my brother has sentme as a present two manehs of gold. Send now muchgold, as much as thy father ; and if it is less, send buthalf that of thy father. Why hast thou sent only two » See below, p. 240. 2 Cf. Breasted, Hist, of Egypt, p. 367 f. 3 See Kiiudtzon, op. cit., p. 128 f. Op. cit., p. 88 f. UNDER THE KASSITES 223. Fig. 46. akhenaten, with his queen and infant daughters, on the balconyof theie palace. The king and his family are here represented throwing down collars andornaments of gold to Ay, the Priest of Aten and Master of the Horse, who hascalled at the palace with his wife, attended by a large retinue. The Aten, orSolar Disk, the object of the royal worship, is caressing the king with its raysand giving him life. [After N. de G. Davies.] manehs of gold ? For the work in the temple is great,and I have undertaken it and am carrying it out with 224 HISTORY OF BABYLON vigour ; tlierefore send much gold. And do thou sendfor whatsoever thou desirest in my land, that they maytake it Though a great part of the royal letters from Tell el-Amarna is taken up with sucli rather wearisomerequests for gold, they also give valuable glimpses intothe political movements of the time. We gather, forinstance, that Egypt s
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