Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty
(1259 BCE)
Commentary by Peter J. Brand, University of Memphis
Glossary
- Ankh-Tawy name for the Egyptian city of Memphis, sacred to the god Ptah
- Benteshina king of the country of Amurra and a vassal of the Hittites
- Go to his fate Hittite expression for death
- Heliopolis Egyptian city, sacred to the sun god Ra
- Horus principal god of kingship
- Khonsu-Neferhotep son of Amun and Mut
- L.P.H. abbreviation for the phrase life, prosperity, and health, spoken as blessing for the pharaoh
- Menmaatre coronation name of Pharaoh Seti I
- Menpehtyre coronation name of Pharaoh Ramses I
- Mut lady of Isheru wife of the god Amun
- Nut goddess of the sky
- Peret ancient Egyptian winter season
- Ptah-South-of-his-Wall-the lord a variant of the name for the god Ptah, a creation god of Memphis
- Pudukhepa wife of Hattusilis III and queen of the Hittites
- Ra-Horakhty another form of the name for the sun god
- Seth-Great-of-strength family god of Ramesside royal family and the god of storms
