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Fragment of oldest known peace treaty found in Turkey

Fragment of oldest known peace treaty found in Turkey

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  • pfdietz
    Egypt and the Hittites were now concerned with the rise of Assyria.All would suffer in the late Bronze Age (LBA) collapse, with the Hittite empire collapsing soon after a string of three drought years about half a century after the treaty. Egypt and Assyria, at least, would persist in truncated form, with the latter rising to new heights of power in the Iron Age.
  • doebler
    > The country of Egypt and the country of Hatti [Hittite Empire] will be forever in a state of peace.Wonder how long it lasted?Edit: turns out it lasted until the Hittite empire collapsed 80 years later, so in a sense indeed "forever".
  • cloudbonsai
    Full text of the treaty: https://corum.ktb.gov.tr/EN-61494/kadesh-war-and-peace-treat...It reads more like a military alliance agreement between kings:1. Reamasesa-Mai-amana (King of Egypt) and Hattusili (King of Hatti) are best friends forever.2. If a foreign country invaded one of us, the other one must send his troops.3. Ditto with civil wars. We help each other.4. If a high-profile person flees from Egypt or Hatti, send the bastard back.5. If people flee from Hatti to Egypt, order them back. Do not retaliate against returnees, though. No pulling eyes/tongues. No cutting feet/ears. No destroying wives/houses/kids. Please.
  • JoeAltmaier
    Note the Treaty of Ebla and Abarsal, from about 2350 BCE, exists in scores of clauses on a tablet.
  • Razengan
    Somewhat in the similar vein: Irving Finkel reads the Pharaoh's private mail (from the -14th century) :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MZq_ZQDhJA
  • senderista
  • anon
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  • potatosalad99
    I remember this campaign from Age of Empires
  • Yevini
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