Near the end of his rule, Rib-Haddi penned two large diplomatic letters summarizing conditions of his hostilities with peoples like the Hapiru, but also other city-state rulers, vying for regional ascendency.
Letter EA 362 relates the hostilities, but also talks of disease, upon his land.
The letter ends addressing the fate of Egypt's commissioner Pawura.
Akkadian: Tablet Obverse: see here: [2] Note: -///- represents, a pause, segue, or change in topic.
54.ù gab-bi _lú-meš_ ha-za-nu-ti7 ___u gabbu lú-mešHa-za-nu-ti7 ___and all lú-mešHazzanuti (City-state-governors) 55.la-a ra-i-mu i-nu-ma ___lā ra'āmu inūma ___("do not" like(love) (it) that), — 55.6-----------i-nu-ma ___--------------inūma ___--------------now (at this time) 56.tu-ṣú _ERIM-meš_ pí-ṭá-tu ___aṣû, – ṣābu(pl) pí-ṭá-tu ___(the) "coming-forth", – (the) Amarna letter archer force-(Pítati archers) 57.i-nu-ma pa-ši-ih a-na šu-nu ___inūma, – pašāhu ana šunu ___Since, – tranquil for them 58.ù a-na-ku i-ba-ú a-ṣé-ši ___u, — anāku ba'u aṣû ___But, — I seek (their) "coming forth"