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Rh remain here with the women and children of thy city, allow my companions to enter with their horses to give them provender, or that an Apuriu may hasten to the place where they are." They were made to enter, the horses were hobbled, their provender was given them, and the great staff of King Manakhpirriya, l. h. s., was found, and one went to tell Thutiyi.

And after that the vanquished of Joppa said to Thutiyi: "My desire is to behold the great staff of the King Manakhpirriya, l. h. s., the name of which is ... tiut-nofrit. By the double of the King Manakhpirriya, l. h. s., since it is with thee this day, that great excellent staff, bring it to me." Thutiyi did as he said, he brought the staff of the King Manakhpirriya, l. h. s., he seized the vanquished of Joppa by his raiment and flung him down, saying, "Behold, oh vanquished of Joppa, the great staff of the King Manakhpirriya, l. h. s., the redoubtable lion, the son of Sokhit, to whom Amon his father gives strength and power. He raised his hand, he struck the temple of the vanquished of Joppa, who fell unconscious before him. He put him in the great sack he had prepared with the skins; he seized the men who were with him, he had the pair of iron shackles brought that he had prepared, with them he fastened the hands of the vanquished of Joppa, and on his feet were placed the pair of iron shackles of four rings. He had the five hundred jars