THE ANCIENT HITTITES. 685 



(?) peace and our (?) alliance. It is better than the peace and the alliance which 

 existed before. Behold, (as) I, the great j^rince of Chatti, am in beautiful peace 

 and beautiful alliance with Ramses II, the great King of Egypt, so shall the chil- 

 dren's children of the great prince of Chatti be in alliance and peace with the 

 children's children of Ramses II, the great King of Egypt. They shall be like us 

 in a peace and alliance relation, and (the land of) Egypt (be) allied with the land 

 of Chatti in peace, as we are, forever. No enmity may arise between them forever. 

 The great prince of Chatti may never invade the land of Egypt, in order to rob it 

 of anything, and Ramses, the great King of Egypt, may not forever invade the land 

 of Chatti in order to roV) it of anything. 



ALLIANCE AGAINST ATTACKS FROM THE OUTSIDE. 



The lawful (?) treaty which was in force at the time of Sapalulu, the great prince 

 of Chatti, as also the lawful (?) treaty which was in force at the time of Mutallu," 

 the great prince of Chatti, my father, I firmly stand by. Behold, Ramses, too, the 

 great King of Egypt, firmly stands by it (we both keep it) together, from to-day on 

 we hold it firmly and act after this lawful (?) manner. 



niTTITE AID FOR EGYPT. 



If another enemy '^ goes to war against the lands of Ramses II, the great King of 

 Egypt, and the latter writes to the great prince of Chatti: "Come to my assistance 

 against him," the great prince of Chatti (will come to his assistance), and the great 

 prince of Chatti will kill his enemy. But if the great prince of Chatti should not 

 wish to set out himself, he will send his troops and his charioteers, and will slay his 

 enemy. 



ASSISTANCE AGAINST EGYPTIAN REBELS. 



Or, if Ramses II, the great King of Egypt, is angry against * * * subjects, 

 because (?) they have committed an offense (?) against him and he sets out to kill 

 them, the great prince of Chatti will act in common with Ramses II, the Lord of 

 Egypt. 



EGYPTIAN ASSISTANCE FOR CHATTI. 



In the same manner the great prince will act if another enemy sets out against the 

 lands of the great prince of Chatti, * * * [What follows is mostly destroyed, 

 but with corresponding changes it was similar to the alwve.] 



ASSISTANCE AGAINST MITTITK RKBRLS. 



But if subjects of the great prince of Chatti commit an offense against him, * * * 

 [The same as above. ] • 



TREATY OF EXTHADITION. 



[The beginning is destroyed.] If nobles flee from Egy{)t and come to the coun- 

 tries of the great prince of Chatti, whether from a city (or from a country district [?] ) 

 of the countries of Ramses II, the great King of Egypt, and they come to the great 

 prince of Chatti, he shall not receive them. The great jirince of Chatti shall cause 

 them to be brought back to Ramses II, the great King of Egypt, their lord. 



Or when one or two people who are not prominent (?) flee from the countrv of 

 Egypt and come into the Chatti land in order to l)ecome subjects of another, they 

 will not be allowed to remain in the Chatti laud, but will he brought l)ack to Ramses, 

 the great King of Egypt. 



Or when a noble flees from the Chatti land [continues same as above, with corre- 

 sponding changes]. 



« An error of the Egyptian scribe for "Morsar." 



''Doubtless awkwardly rendered by the Egyptian for "aui)tiier one as enemy." 



