The silver treaty – Earliest surviving written peace treaty

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The Silver Treaty, also known as the Eternal Treaty or the Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty, is the earliest known surviving peace treaty and is sometimes called the Treaty of Kadesh after the well-documented Battle of Kadesh that had been fought some 16 years earlier although Kadesh is not mentioned in the text. It is also the only Ancient Near Eastern treaty for which the versions of both sides have survived.

The Hittite version (above, at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums) and Egyptian (below, at the Precinct of Amun-Re in Karnak)
Silver Treaty (the treaty of Kadesh)
The Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty between Ramesses II and Ḫattušili III, mid-13th century BCE. Neus Museum, Berlin

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The silver treaty – Earliest surviving written peace treaty

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