Rib-Hadda’s scribe Girgous was running out of options. His home town of Byblos was in danger because of the Amorite incursions and although his reading and writing capabilities were appreciated by the Amorites, he realized they were too loosely organized for him to find a secure position with these rugged folk from the mountains. Also, if the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten abandoned Gubla, his boss, Rib-Hadda would be banished or murdered. Now Girgous eyed an alliance with the Hittite king, Šuppiluliuma whose armies had recently conquered the city of Karkamis from Tushratta, the Mitanni King, whose empire was collapsing under the unrelenting Hittite onslaught. Hoping to offer King Šuppiluliuma his scribing powers, Girgous hoped to show the King he could be an important figure in the upper echelons of Hittite royalty because of his experience dealing with Egypt, which was becoming worried over Hittite advancement into territories claimed by Egypt.