event · evt_france_1_world_egypt_hatti_treaty
Egyptian-Hittite peace and alliance treaty
Ramesses II and Hattusili III concluded a treaty preserved in Egyptian and Hittite versions.
What is the evidence?
observation
Ramesses II and Hattusili III concluded a treaty preserved in Egyptian and Hittite versions.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1259 BCE
Precision: year with alternative
Chronology model: standard high level regnal conversion
moderatePreferred range used by the event. Plausible bounds and alternative models remain explicit rather than averaged.
- supports · provides primary evidence
The Treaty of Alliance between Hattusili, King of the Hittites, and the Pharaoh Ramesses II of Egypt — Stephen Langdon, Alan H. Gardiner (1920)Provides treaty text and analysis.
Locator: pp. 179-205 - supports · contextualizes
Conflict and Reconciliation in the Ancient Middle East: The Clash of Egyptian and Hittite Chariots in Syria, and the World's First Peace Treaty between Superpowers — Lanny Bell (2007)Provides historical framing.
Locator: Chapter 6
1258 BCE
Precision: year
Chronology model: alternative regnal conversion
moderateSome chronological conversions place the treaty one year later.
- supports · provides primary evidence
The Treaty of Alliance between Hattusili, King of the Hittites, and the Pharaoh Ramesses II of Egypt — Stephen Langdon, Alan H. Gardiner (1920)Provides treaty text and analysis.
Locator: pp. 179-205 - supports · contextualizes
Conflict and Reconciliation in the Ancient Middle East: The Clash of Egyptian and Hittite Chariots in Syria, and the World's First Peace Treaty between Superpowers — Lanny Bell (2007)Provides historical framing.
Locator: Chapter 6
Interpretation and caveats
The treaty marks a major diplomatic settlement in the eastern Mediterranean. No connection to France is asserted.
Event context
Classification
Event type: diplomatic treaty
Evidence layer: historical
Timeline role: general world context
People and places
Locations: Egypt-Hatti treaty context
Why it matters to the timeline
The treaty helps readers see that major interstate diplomacy followed Kadesh in the wider world, without implying knowledge of or influence on communities in France.
Research notes
- Provides treaty text and analysis. Role: provides primary evidence. Locator: pp. 179-205.
- Provides historical framing. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Chapter 6.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides primary evidence
The Treaty of Alliance between Hattusili, King of the Hittites, and the Pharaoh Ramesses II of Egypt — Stephen Langdon, Alan H. Gardiner (1920)Provides treaty text and analysis.
Locator: pp. 179-205 - supports · contextualizes
Conflict and Reconciliation in the Ancient Middle East: The Clash of Egyptian and Hittite Chariots in Syria, and the World's First Peace Treaty between Superpowers — Lanny Bell (2007)Provides historical framing.
Locator: Chapter 6
Referenced records
- Egypt-Hatti treaty context · entity