This work presents full translations of more than 50 documents from the files of the "foreign office" of the Hittite Empire: 21 treaties, 18 diplomatic letters, and 18 royal edicts and miscellaneous records concerning the relations of the Hittites with their Anatolian and Syrian vassals, as well as with other great powers such as Egypt, Assyria, and Babylonia. Originally composed in Hittite or in the Akkadian lingua franca of the day, many of these texts have never before appeared in English. A short introduction places each document in its historical and cultural context, and a general essay acquaints the reader with the diplomatic practice of the Late Bronze Age. This collection of documents is a major source book for historians of the Ancient Near East and for students of cuneiform and Biblical law. It will also prove useful for those investigating the relationship between Biblical covenant theology and its possible antecedents in older Near Eastern treaty patterns.
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From the back: "This collection of documents will be a major source book for historians of the Ancient Near East and for the students of cuneiform and Biblical law. It will also prove useful for those investigating the relationship between Biblical covenant theology and its possible antecedents in older Near Easter Treaty patters" Some of these texts appear for the first time in English in this volume. The author provides a bit of background information for the whole volume, and then introductory material for each treaty or letter. Unfortunately for the advanced student, there are no transliterations of the Hittite or Akkadian (an interlinear would have been much preferred). Given the provocative title, one immediately wants to know: Which diplomatic texts are in this volume? For that reason I am providing below the complete table of contents. ---------------------------------- Series Editor's Foreword Maps of Anatolia, the Ancient Near East, and Syria in the Late Bronze Age I. TREATIES 1 Treaty between a King of Hatti and Paddatissu of Kizzuwatna 2 Treaty between Tudhaliya II of Hatti and Sunashshura of Kizzuwatna 3 Treaty between Suppiluliuma I of Hatti and Huqqana of Hayasa 4 Treaty between Suppiluliuma I of Hatti and Niqmaddu II of Ugarit 5 Treaty Between Suppiluliuma I of Hatti and Aziru of Amurru 6A Treaty between Suppiluliuma I of Hatti and Shattiwaza of Mittanni 6B Treaty between Shattiwaza of Mittanni and Suppiluliuma I of Hatti 7 Treaty between Suppiluliuma I of Hatti and Tette of Nuhashshi 8 Treaty between Mursili II of Hatti and Tuppi-Teshshup of Amurru 9 Treaty between Mursili II of Hatti and Niqmepa of Ugarit 10 Treaty between Mursili II of Hatti and Targasnalli of Hapalla 11 Treaty between Mursili II of Hatti and Kupanta-Kurunta of Mira-Kuwaliya 12 Treaty between Mursili II of Hatti and Manapa-Tarhunta of the Land of the Seha River 13 Treaty between Muwattalli II of Hatti and Alaksandu of Wilusa 14 Treaty between Muwattalli II of Hatti and Talmi-Sharrumma of Aleppo 15 Treaty between Hattusili III of Hatti and Ramses II of Egypt 16 Treaty between Hattusili III of Hatti and Benteshina of Amurru 17 Treaty between Tudhaliya IV of Hatti and Shaushga-muwa of Amurru 18A Edict of Hattusili III of Hatti concerning Military Obligations of Kurunta of Tarhuntassa 18B Treaty between Hattusili III of Hatti and Ulmi-Teshshup of Tarhuntassa 18C Treaty between Tudhaliya IV of Hatti and Kurunta of Tarhuntassa II. DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE 19 Letter from Suppiluliuma I of Hatti to Niqmaddu II of Ugarit 20 Copy of Letter from Sharri-Kushuh of Carchemish to Niqmaddu II of Ugarit 21 Letter from Prince Piha-walwi of Hatti to Ibiranu of Ugarit 22A Letter from Prince Sutahapshap of Egypt to Hattusili III of Hatti 22B Letter from Queen Naptera of Egypt to Puduhepa of Hatti 22C Letter from Ramses II of Egypt to Prince Tashmi-Sharrumma of Hatti 22D Letter from Ramses II of Egypt to Kupanta-Kurunta of Mira-Kuwaliya 22E Letter from Queen Puduhepa of Hatti to Ramses II of Egypt 22F Letter from Ramses II of Egypt to Puduhepa of Hatti 22G Letter from Ramses II of Egypt to Hattusili III of Hatti 23 Letter from Hattusili III of Hatti to Kadashman-Enlil II of Babylon 24A Letter from Urhi-Teshshup(?) of Hatti to Adad-nirari I of Assyria 24B Letter from Hattusili III of Hatti to Adad-nirari I of Assyria 24C Letter from Tudhaliya IV of Hatti to an Assyrian Nobleman 25 Letter from a King of Hanigalbat to a King of Hatti 26 Letter from Mashuiluwa of Mira-Kuwaliya to Mursili I of Hatti III. MISC 27 Indictment of Madduwatta by Arnuwanda I of Hatti 28A Edict of Suppiluliuma I of Hatti concerning the Tribute of Ugarit 28B Inventory of Ugaritic Tribute to Hatti 29 Edict of Mursili II of Hatti recognizing the Status of Piyassili of Carchemish 30 Arbitration of Syrian Disputes by Mursili II of Hatti 31A Edict of Mursili II of Hatti concerning the Frontiers of Ugarit 31B Edict of Mursili II of Hatti concerning the Tribute of Ugarit 32 Edict of Hattusili III of Hatti concerning the Merchants of Ura at Ugarit 33 Edict of Hattusili III of Hatti concerning Fugitives from Ugarit 34 Edict of Puduhepa of Hatti concerning Shipping Losses at Ugarit 35 Edict of Ini-Teshshup of Carchemish concerning the Banishment of the Brothers of Ammistamru II of Ugarit 36A Edict of Tudhaliya IV of Hatti concerning the Divorce of Ammistamru II of Ugarit 36B Edict of Ini-Teshshup of Carchemish concerning the Divorce of Ammistamru II of Ugarit 37 Edict of Tudhaliya IV of Hatti releasing Ammistamru II of Ugarit from Participation in War against Assyria 38A Edict of Talmi-Teshshup of Carchemish returning Property to Ammurapi of Ugarit 38B Edict of Talmi-Teshshup of Carchemish returning Dowry to Ehli-Nikkalu 38C Letter of Talmi-Teshshup of Carchemish to Ammurapi of Ugarit concerning His Divorce Sources
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