Endnote 5 – Continuity & Change in Israel’s Convenant with God

For example, “When I, the Sun, sought after you in accordance with your father’s word and put you in your father’s place, I took you in oath for the king of the Hatti land, the Hatti land, and for my sons and grandsons. So honor the oath (of loyalty) to the king and the king’s kin!… The tribute which was imposed upon your grandfather and your father—they presented 300 shekels of good, refined first-class gold weighed with standard weights you shall present them likewise. Do not turn your eyes to anyone else! Your fathers presented tribute to Egypt; you [shall not do that!].” (There follows an extended list of obligations and prohibitions.) Pritchard, Ancient Near Eastern Texts, p. 204; italics in the original.