Fragment of Oldest Known Peace Treaty Discovered in Turkey
The fragment covers Articles 12-20 and details protections for refugees and citizens' homes, ministry officials said.
- To celebrate the International Day of Peace on Monday, Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced identification of a cuneiform fragment corresponding to Articles 12-20 of the Kadesh Peace Treaty.
- After two centuries of regional skirmishes, Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses and the Hittite King agreed to the Kadesh Peace Treaty about 15 years after the Battle of Kadesh, marking the oldest known peace proclamation.
- Excavated at the royal palace site of Hattusha in Anatolia, the clay tablet details how both kingdoms handled receiving refugees, offering a resonant message 3,200 years after inscription.
- Cultural Minister Mehmet Nury Esroy wrote that the legacy reminds us of responsibility to protect human life and dignity, especially for Palestinian brothers seeking peace and tranquility.
- Fragments were first discovered during the early 20th century, and copies of the Kadesh Peace Treaty were later included on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register to preserve history.
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<p>In Turkey, a fragment of the oldest peace treaty has been identified The fragment of the Kadeshi agreement corresponds to articles 12—20 of the treaty between Ramses II and Hattusili III. It was found in modern Turkey.</p>
Cuneiform tablet fragment of oldest known peace treaty discovered in Turkey
A fragment of a cuneiform tablet found in Hattusa, the ancient capital of the Hittite Empire in central Türkey, has been identified as part of a copy of the Kadesh Peace Treaty, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said on Monday.
In Hattuşa near Çorum, researchers identify a cuneiform script as an Akkadian version of the Kadesh Peace Treaty of King Hattušili III and Pharaoh Ramses II.
The excerpt from the Treaty of Kadesh predicts how the ancient Egyptians and Hittites would treat fairly those who defected during the war. The post Treaty of Kadesh: Fragment of the oldest peace agreement found in Turkey appeared first on in.gr.
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