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title: Treaty Establishing Hittite Domination over Aleppo
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9564/treaty-establishing-hittite-domination-over-aleppo/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Treaty Establishing Hittite Domination over Aleppo

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

## Image File

[![Treaty Establishing Hittite Domination over Aleppo](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9564.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9564.jpg)

## Image Caption

This clay tablet is known as the "Aleppo Treaty". The treaty was drawn up between the [Hittite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/) king Mursili II and Talmi-sharruma (king of Aleppo). It was written in [Akkadian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/akkadian/), the diplomatic language of the time. The tablet begins with a reminder of previous "offenses" brought by Aleppo against the Hittite kings when they were expanding into [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/) in the 15th century. Caught between the Hittite to the north and the Mittanian kingdom to the east, the kingdom of Aleppo managed to offend both powers. Aleppo was subsequently punished and its land was given to rival kingdoms, Ashtata and Nuhashshe. From Hattusa (modern-day Bogazkoy, Central [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)). Hittite period, c. 1300 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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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. (2018, November 24). Treaty Establishing Hittite Domination over Aleppo. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9564/treaty-establishing-hittite-domination-over-aleppo/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Treaty Establishing Hittite Domination over Aleppo." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 24, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9564/treaty-establishing-hittite-domination-over-aleppo/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Treaty Establishing Hittite Domination over Aleppo." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9564/treaty-establishing-hittite-domination-over-aleppo/>.

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