"ka" is not used until line 10, and "qa" until lines 12, & 17, Obverse. ) Paragraph II (8)—I-nu-ma ! ta-aš-tap-ra a-na ia-ā-ši–.–.–(Now sent for Me .. ) (9)—a-na mi-nim-mi --//-- la-a tu-pe-ši RA–.–.–( for "everyone" "daily" --//-- Never(Not) "Wavering" (to part, hold-back) .. RA ! .. ) (10)—Lu2-DUMU-ši-ip-ri-ka a-na mah-ri-ia–(.. Messenger-(Yours) for Counterpart-mine(-Ours) (my Equal) ! ) (11)—ša-ni-ud -/- ù la-ā iš-mi --///-- i-nu-ma–.–( .. Worthy(Illustrious) --//-- And Not Obey("Listen to") --////-- .. Now ..) (12)—ti-na-ku // ni-qa-am(?ir-nim-am?) -//- ù la-ā ti-ša-?kah2?–(.. Powerful, / "Roaring" --//-- ..And Never(Not) "Having guile"(Doing evil) .. ) (13)—mi-ma i-na lib3-bi-ka4 -//- ù 1.(diš)-šu- ú–.–(..Anyone "in Heart-Theirs" --//-- ..And 1.(The Pharaoh's) (Speech)-(šāru)-"Callings"(Voice) ..) (14)—šemû --///-- ù anuma utu-XX-"dIM"–.–(.. Obeyed(Listened-to) ---////--- And Now The Sun(Pharaoh) (is) "as-like" Baal ! ..) (15)—Lu2-DUMU-ši-ip-ri-ia a-na mah-ri-ka4–(.. Messenger-Ours for Counterpart-our (my Equal) ! ) Note for Paragraph II It can be seen that lines 10 and 15 are identical. Lines 8 - 15 is a treatise on the role of the pharaoh in society; the scribe is in the employ of the mayor/governor of towns, regions, and city-states. So the ideas (a treatise on the Role of Pharaoh), put forward in a clay tablet letter are either the scribe's, or the governor's, or a combination of both people; or even a small group of people consorting upon the topic of the letter. The King of Alashiya is not a typical Governor. The kingdom of Alashiya is seafaring, thus probably more independent, and with a shipping mercantile has advantages over city-states that are land-locked. Also, Alashiya has access to forested land, besides its marine (ocean) industries. Akkadian Obverse (See here: ) Paragraph Ia (Line 1)—Umma lugal kur ALaShia (Alashiya)) (2)—ana lugal kur MișRi ŠEŠ-ia-ma ! Paragraph Ib (3)—Lamādu inuma šal-ām-u ù (4)—šalāmu kur-ia ù ištu "1/2 7." "maqātu ! " (5)—ù šu-lum-ka4 (šalāmu) šu-lum(šalāmu) É-kat dumu-meš-ka4 (6)—DAM-meš ANŠE-kur-ra-meš geš-GIGIR-ka4-meš (7)—kur-ki-ka4 ma-gal lu-ú šal-mu a-mur at-ŠEŠ-ia ! (Note here Para II: ka () is not used for "yours"— "sons, yours; chariots, yours; land, yours." Instead qa (ka4) () is used. In this letter EA 34 "ka4" is more like 2 vertical strokes: . Syllabic "ka" is not used until line 10, and "qa" until lines 12, 17 Obverse. ) Paragraph II (8)—Inuma ! šapāru ana iāši .. (9)—ana mi-nim-mi --//-- lā bêšu RA ! .. (10)—Lu2-DUMU-ši-ipri-ka ana mah-ri-ia ! (11)—šanu' 'udu ù lā šemû --//-- .. inuma (12)—ti-na-ku // raMĀmu ù