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In February of 1272 BC, approximately, the king of Egypt, Ramesses II, was ensconced in his northern palace.

His great residence, called P. Ramesses, was now more than 20 years old. Its halls echoed with the bustle of court life.

And outside, the city was awash with the noise of construction,

great temples, palaces, and domestic quarters, still rising after decades.

But amidst that clamour, so familiar to the residents, there came something new.

One day, a group of foreigners arrived at the palace gates. They were dressed in

colourful robes down to their ankles, long black hair and thick beards. Some of them

wore helmets and carried shields in a distinctive figure-eight style. These were Chetites, or

men of the Hattie land. They came as an embassy. The foreigners brought

a special package to the residence of Pharaoh. Drawing it out of a box, they presented it before

Ramesses. The item was long expected, and it did not disappoint.

The Hittites brought a tablet, made of fine quality silver, and inscribed with cuneiform writing.

It bore the fruits of a carefully cultivated agreement.

On this silver tablet lay a treaty.

Ramesses the second, king of Egypt,, and Hatusili the third, king of

Hati, had made peace. The Egyptian Hittite war was coming to an end. In the 21st year of his reign,

the Pharaoh, Wasmuria Satypnaria, Ramesesasa Mayamana, or Remeses II, announced his treaty with

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