the last bronze age king of ugarit, ammurapi, was a contemporary of the hittite king suppiluliuma ii. the exact dates of his reign are unknown. a letter by the king is preserved on one of the clay tablets found baked in the extensive fires that brought about the destruction of the city. ammurapi stresses the seriousness of the crisis faced by many near eastern states from invasion by the advancing sea peoples in a dramatic response to a plea for assistance from the king of alasiya (cyprus):