William de Rimpel
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Because there's also a thing where there's a query, isn't there?
Because a woman is presented and the ambassador says, that doesn't look like her.
Exactly.
Terrible tablet to receive at the far end.
You think you're doing so well with your mate.
But he's got a reason for writing.
I mean, he is being surrounded by enemies.
They're coming for him.
And this is important.
You slightly defend him in your book.
But it is clear that Akhenaten is not replying and not paying as much attention as you should to all these minor vassals.
very much a feature of these letters.
And everyone's complaining, A, that the same thing seems to come out with each king writing to Egypt.
You have got so much gold, you don't know what to do with it.
Please send some.
Now, this is because the Egyptians controlled gold mines in Nubia, is it?
Is that the root of all this?
And they're all saying, don't believe so-and-so.
I didn't kick him.
Someone else kicked him.