Ancient Tablet Fragment Adds Refugee Clauses to the Treaty of Kadesh
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gazzetta.grA fragment of the Treaty of Kadesh with terms for refugees was discovered in Turkey. It was the oldest peace treaty in the world!
In the former capital of the Hittite Empire, researchers encounter a remarkable fragment. It belongs to the peace treaty of Kadesh, concluded around 1259 BC between Egyptians and Hittites. The content has astonishingly current parallels.
A fragment of a clay tablet inscribed with cuneiform script was found in the former Hittite capital Hattushi in Chorum.
Archaeologists have recently discovered another fragment of the Kadesh Peace Treaty, considered one of the oldest peace treaties in the world, at the ancient city of Hattusha in present-day Turkey.
A newly identified cuneiform plaque from Hattuša belongs to an Akkadian copy of the Kadesh Peace Treaty. The preserved lines treat people who fled between Egypt and the Hittite kingdom and call the protection of their homes from destruction. A complete scientific transcription of the fragment has not yet been published. Ankara (Turkey). The Kadesh Peace Treaty is one of the most important documents of Bronze Age diplomacy. [...] The article 3.20…
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