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title: Hittite Version of Kadesh Treaty
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11159/hittite-version-of-kadesh-treaty/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Hittite Version of Kadesh Treaty

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Hittite Version of Kadesh Treaty](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11159.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11159.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is the [Hittite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/) version of the so-called "[Kadesh](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kadesh/) Treaty" (also called the [Silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) Treaty or the Eternal Treaty). It was an [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/)-Hittite peace treaty. Only three tablets of this Treaty were found in the Hittite capital, Hattusa, among a large archive in the Royal [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/). The other two tablets are on display at the Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul. The [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscription on this clay tablet narrates a treaty between the Egyptian [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) [Ramesses II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ramesses_II/) (1279-1213 BCE) and the Hittite king Hattusili III (died 1237 BCE, also written Ḫattušili III or Hattushili III). Mid-13th century BCE. From Hattusa, in modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). It is on display at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 11). Hittite Version of Kadesh Treaty. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11159/hittite-version-of-kadesh-treaty/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Hittite Version of Kadesh Treaty." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 11, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11159/hittite-version-of-kadesh-treaty/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Hittite Version of Kadesh Treaty." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11159/hittite-version-of-kadesh-treaty/>.

## License & Copyright

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