Fragment of Oldest Known Peace Treaty Discovered in Turkey
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A fragment of a cuneiform tablet found during excavations in Hattusha, Çorum, has been identified as belonging to one of the copies of the Kadesh Peace Treaty.
It is a fragment of a clay tablet with a cuneiform inscription in acadia language, a copy of the treaty, also known as the Kadesh Accord, which, in the 13th century BC, was signed by the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II and the Hittite king Hatusili III.
A cuneiform tablet found during excavations at Büyükkale in Hattuşa, Çorum, has been identified as one of the copies of the Kadesh Peace Treaty. Read more here: A New Copy of the Kadesh Treaty Found in Hattuşa (Arkeofili).
A 3,000-Year-Old Trace of Diplomacy in Anatolia: A New Fragment of the Kadesh Treaty Has Been Found.
A fragment of a cuneiform tablet unearthed during excavations in Hattusha, Çorum, has been identified as belonging to a copy of the Kadesh Peace Treaty. Scientific examinations revealed that the fragment contains provisions regarding how people seeking refuge in different countries should be treated.
Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy: "Scientific examinations have determined that the cuneiform tablet fragment found in the Büyükkale excavations in Hattuşa, Çorum, belongs to one of the copies of the Kadesh Peace Treaty. The new fragment contains lines relating to the treaty's provisions regulating the treatment of people seeking refuge from one country to another."
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