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eee bHititite Diplomatic Texts ————_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_

Writings from the Ancient World Society of Biblical Literature Simon B. Parker, General Editor

Associate Editors Jo Ann Hackett Harry A. Hoffner, Jr. Peter Machinist Patrick D. Miller, Jr. William J. Murnane David I. Owen Robert R. Ritner Martha T. Roth

Volume 7

Hittite Diplomatic Texts by Gary Beckman Edited by Harry A. Hoffner, Jr.

Hittite Diplomatic Texts

by Gary Beckman

Edited by ,

Harry A. Hoffner, Jr.

, Atlanta, Georgia Scholars Press

HITTITE DIPLOMATIC TEXTS Copyright © 1996 Society of Biblical Literature

The Society of Biblical Literature gratefully acknowledges a grant from the National

Endowment for the Humanities to underwrite certain editorial and research expenses of the Writings from the Ancient World series. Published results and interpretations do not necessarily represent the view of the Endowment.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Beckman, Gary M. Hittite diplomatic texts / by Gary Beckman ; edited by Harry A. Hoffner, Jr.

p. cm.— (Writings from the ancient world ; v. 7)

, Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-7885-0153-4 (cloth : alk. paper). -ISBN 0-7885-0154-2 (paper : alk. paper)

1. Hittites—Treaties. 2. Law, Hittite—Sources. I. Hoffner, Harry A. II. Title. III. Series. KL4712.A3E5 1995

341'.0264392—dc20 95-20756 CIP

Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper.

| Contents

Series Editor's Foreword ix Maps of Anatolia, the Ancient Near East,

and Syria in the Late Bronze Age X1

Chronological Chart oo Xv

Abbreviations XVii ~ Explanation of Signs xix Acknowledgments XXxi

Introduction 1 . Synoptic Table of Hittite Treaties 6

I. TREATIES 11

of Kizzuwatna 11 of Kizzuwatna 13

1. Treaty between a King of Hatti and Paddatissu

2. Treaty between Tudhaliya II of Hatti and Sunashshura

of Hayasa 22 Niqmaddu II of Ugarit 30 of Amurru 32

3. Treaty between Suppiluliuma I of Hatti and Huqqana 4, Treaty between Suppiluliuma I of Hatti and

5. Treaty between Suppiluliuma I of Hatti and Aziru V

vi Contents

of Mittanni 38

6A. Treaty between Suppiluliuma I of Hatti and Shattiwaza

6B. Treaty between Shattiwaza of Mittanni and |

Suppiluliuma I of Hatti 44

Tette of Nuhashshi 50

7. Treaty between Suppiluliuma I of Hatti and 8. Treaty between Mursili II of Hatti and

Tuppi-Teshshup of Amurru 54

of Hapalla 64 of Mira-Kuwaliya 69

9, Treaty between Mursili II of Hatti and Niqmepa of Ugarit 59 10. Treaty between Mursili II of Hatti and Targasnalli

11. Treaty between Mursili II of Hatti and Kupanta-Kurunta

12. Treaty between Mursili II of Hatti and Manapa-Tarhunta

of the Land of the Seha River 77

Alaksandu of Wilusa 82

13. Treaty between Muwattalli II of Hatti and 14, Treaty between Muwattalli II of Hatti and

of Egypt 90 of Amurru 95

Talmi-Sharrumma of Aleppo 88

15. Treaty between Hattusili III of Hatti and Ramses II

16. Treaty between Hattusili III of Hatti and Benteshina 17, Treaty between Tudhaliya IV of Hatti and

Shaushga-muwa of Amurru 98 18A. Edict of Hattusili III of Hatti concerning Military Obligations of Kurunta of Tarhuntassa 103

of Tarhuntassa 104 of Tarhuntassa 108

18B. Treaty between Hattusili III of Hatti and Ulmi-Teshshup 18C. Treaty between Tudhaliya IV of Hatti and Kurunta

of Ugarit 119 to Niqmaddu II of Ugarit 120

I]. DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE

19. Letter from Suppiluliuma I of Hatti to Niqmaddu II 20. Copy of Letter from Sharri-Kushuh of Carchemish

of Hatti 122

21. Letter from Prince Piha-walwi of Hatti to Ibiranu of Ugarit 121 22A. Letter from Prince Sutahapshap of Egypt to Hattusili II

Contents vii

of Hatti 123

22B. Letter from Queen Naptera of Egypt to Puduhepa of Hatti 123 22C. Letter from Ramses II of Egypt to Prince Tashmi-Sharrumma

22D. Letter from Ramses II of Egypt to Kupanta-Kurunta 124 of Mira-Kuwaliya

22E. Letter from Queen Puduhepa of Hatti to Ramses II of Egypt 125

22F, Letter from Ramses II of Egypt to Puduhepa of Hatti 129 22G. Letter from Ramses II of Egypt to Hattusili III of Hatti 131

of Babylon 132

23. Letter from Hattusili III of Hatti to Kadashman-Enlil II

of Assyria 138

24A. Letter from Urhi-Teshshup(?) of Hatti to Adad-nirari I

24B. Letter from Hattusili III of Hatti to Adad-nirari I of Assyria 139 24C. Letter from Tudhaliya IV of Hatti to an Assyrian Nobleman 141

of Hatti 143

25. Letter from a King of Hanigalbat to a King of Hatti 142 26. Letter from Mashuiluwa of Mira-Kuwaliya to Mursili I ,

Il. MISCELLANEOUS TEXTS

27. Indictment of Madduwatta by Arnuwanda I of Hatti 144 | 28A. Edict of Suppiluliuma I of Hatti

concerning the Tribute of Ugarit 151

28B. Inventory of Ugaritic Tribute to Hatti 153 29, Edict of Mursili II of Hatti recognizing the Status

of Piyassili of Carchemish 154

of Ugarit 159 of Ugarit 160 of Ura at Ugarit 162 from Ugarit 163 at Ugarit 164 of Ugarit 164

30. Arbitration of Syrian Disputes by Mursili II of Hatti 155 31A. Edict of Mursili II of Hatti concerning the Frontiers 31B. Edict of Mursili II of Hatti concerning the Tribute

32. Edict of Hattusili III of Hatti concerning the Merchants 33. Edict of Hattusili III of Hatti concerning Fugitives

34, Edict of Puduhepa of Hatti concerning Shipping Losses 35. Edict of Ini-Teshshup of Carchemish concerning the Banishment of the Brothers of Ammistamru II

Viii Contents 36A. Edict of Tudhaliya IV of Hatti concerning the Divorce

of Ammistamru II of Ugarit 165

36B. Edict of Ini-Teshshup of Carchemish concerning

the Divorce of Ammistamru II of Ugarit 167

37. Edict of Tudhaliya IV of Hatti releasing Ammistamru II .

of Ugarit from Participation in War against Assyria 167 38A. Edict of Talmi-Teshshup of Carchemish returning

Property to Ammurapi of Ugarit 168

38B. Edict of Talmi-Teshshup of Carchemish returning

Dowry to Ehli-Nikkalu 169

Sources 171 38C. Letter of Talmi-Teshshup of Carchemish to Ammurapi

of Ugarit concerning His Divorce 169

Concordance to Laroche, Catalogue des textes hittites (1971) 180

| Bibliography , 181

1. Deities 195 2. Persons 199 3. Cities 201 4. Countries, Districts, Peoples 203

Indexes

5. 205 6.Mountains Rivers 205

7. Topics 205

Series Editor’s Foreword

- Writings from the Ancient World is designed to provide up-to-date, readable, English translations of writings recovered from the ancient Near East. The series is intended to serve the interests of general readers, students, and educators who wish to explore the ancient Near Eastern roots of Western Civilization, or compare these earliest written expressions of human thought and activity with writings from other parts of the world. It should also be useful to scholars in the humanities or social sciences who need clear, reliable translations of ancient Near Eastern materials for comparative purposes. Specialists in particular areas of the ancient Near East who need access to texts in the scripts and languages of other areas will also find these translations helpful. Given the wide range of materials translated in the series, different volumes will appeal to different interests, But these _ translations make available to all readers of English the world’s earliest traditions as well as valuable sources of information on daily life, history, religion, etc. in the preclassical world. The translators of the various volumes in this series are specialists in the particular languages and have based their work on the original sources and

the most recent research. In their translations they attempt to convey as much as possible of the original texts in a fluent, current English. In the introductions, notes, glossaries, maps, and chronological tables, they aim to provide the essential information for an appreciation of these ancient documents. Covering the period from the invention of writing (by 3000 B.C.E.) down to the conquests of Alexander the Great (ca. 330 B.C.E.). the ancient Near East comprised northeast Africa and southwest Asia. The cultures represented within these limits include especially Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylon-

ian, Assyrian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Aramean, Phoenician, and Israelite. It is ix

X Series Editor’s Foreword | hoped that Writings from the Ancient World will eventually produce translations of most of the many different genres attested in these cultures: letters—official and private, myths, diplomatic documents, hymns, law col-

lections, monumental inscriptions, tales, and administrative records, to mention but a few. The preparation of this volume was supported in part by a generous grant from the Division of Research Programs of the National Endowment for the

Humanities. Significant funding has also been made available by the Society of Biblical Literature. In addition, those involved in preparing this volume have received financial and clerical assistance from their respective institutions. Were it not for these expressions of confidence in our work, the arduous tasks of preparation, translation, editing, and publication could not have been accomplished or even undertaken. It is the hope of all who have worked on these texts or supported this work that Writings from the Ancient World will open up new horizons and deepen the humanity of all who read these volumes. Simon B. Parker

Boston University School of Theology

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