When Akhenaten’s father, <br />old Amenhotep, <br />who had many wives, <br />fell ill, Tushratta, <br />his Mitanni <br />father-in-law, <br />who was fond of him, <br />sent an image <br />of the goddess, <br />Ishtar of Nineveh — <br />“she would cure him, <br />if anyone could, ” <br />he thought — <br />“poor chap! ” <br /> <br />Sadly, Tushratta, <br />who was a nice man, <br />later was murdered <br />by a Hittite: <br />he deserved better <br />than that — <br />poor chap! <br /> <br />Note: Amenhotep was probably Tutankhamun's grandad :)<br /><br />Pete Crowther<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/poor-chap/
