Dm xix. AND THE KING OF THE KHETA 285

The goddess of the land of Zaina,

The god of the land of . . . nath . . . er.

[I have invoked these male and these] female [gods of the land
of Kheta, these are the gods] of the land, [as witnesses to] my oath.
[With them have been associated the male and the female gods] of
the mountains, and of the rivers of the land of Kheta, the gods of
the land of Qazauadana (Gauzanitis), Amen, Phra, Sutekh, and the
male and the female gods of the land of Egypt, of the earth, of the
sea, of the winds, and of the storms.

With regard to the commandment which the silver tablet con-
tains for the people of Kheta and for the people of Egypt, he who
shall not observe it shall be given over [to the vengeance] of the
company of the gods of Kheta, and shall be given over [to the
vengeance] of the company of the gods of Egypt, [he] and his house
and his servants.

But he who shall observe these commandments, which the
silver tablet contains, whether he be of the people of Kheta or [of
the people of the Egyptians], because be has not neglected them, the
company of the gods of the land of Kheta and the company of the
gods of the land of Egypt shall secure his reward and preserve life
[for him] and his servants and those who are with him, and who
are with his servants.

If there flee away of the inhabitants [one from the land of
Egypt], or two or three, and they betake themselves to the great
king of Kheta, [the great king of Kheta shall not] allow them [to
remain, but he shall] deliver them up, and send them back to
Ra-messu Meri-Amen, the great prince of Egypt.

Now with respect to the [inhabitant of the land of Egypt],
who is delivered up to Ra-messu Meri-Amen, the great prince of
Egypt, his fault shall not be avenged upon him, his [house] shall
not be taken away, nor his [wife] nor his [children]. There shall
not be [put to death his mother, neither shall he be punished in his
eyes, nor on his mouth, nor on the soles of his feet], so that thus no
crime shall be brought forward against him.

In the same way shall it be done, if inhabitants of the land of
Kheta take to flight, be it one alone, or two, or three, to betake
themselves to Ea-messu Meri-Amen, the great prince of Egypt,
Ra-messu Meri-Amen, the great prince of Egypt, shall cause them
to be seized, and they shall be delivered up to the great king of
Kheta.

[With regard to] him who [is delivered up, his crime shall not
be brought forward against him]. His [house] shall not be taken
away, nor his wives, nor his children, nor his people ; his mother
shall not be put to death, he shall not be punished in his eyes, nor