Notes

1 For easier orientation, I list here the Hittite kings:

Pithana (king of Kussara)

Anitta (son, fl. ca. 1790)

(succession unclear)

Huzziya 0 (?)

(succession unclear)

Tudhaliya I (?)

Pu-Sarruma (son)

Labarna (son-in-law)

Hattusili I (nephew)

Mursili I (grandson, ca. 1610-1594) Hantili I (brother-in-law)

Zidanta I (son-in-law)

Ammuna (son)

Huzziya I (son)

Telipinu (half-brother-in-law) Tahurwaili (grandson of Ammuna) Alluwamna (son-in-law of Telipinu) Hantili II (son)

Zidanta II (nephew)

Huzziya II (?)

Muwattalli I (usurper)

Kantuzzili (son of Huzziya II)

Tudhaliya II (son)

Arnuwanda I (son-in-law)

Hattusili II (brother)

Tudhaliya III (son of Arnuwanda) Suppiluliuma I (son, ca. 1350-1323) Arnuwanda II (son, ca. 1323-1322) Mursili II (brother, ca. 1322-1290) Muwattalli II (son, ca. 1290-1269) Mursili III (a. k.a. Urhi-Tessub, son, ca. 1269-1262)

Hattusili III (uncle, ca. 1262-1240) Tudhaliya IV (son, ca. 1240-1205) Arnuwanda III (son, ca. 1205-1204) Suppiluliuma II (brother, ca. 1204-1178)

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Cf. the use of the derived verb ishiulahh-: “When I heard that the Azziyans planned to attack my army camp at night, I gave sworn instructions (ishiulahh-) to my troops - just as they marched battle-ready during the day, so at night they should be ready for an ambush” KBo 4.4 iii 65-70 (annals of Mursili II), ed. Gotze 1933: 132-33.

Edel 1997. The Egyptian version is preserved in Hittite (Beckman 1999: 96-100), the Hittite version in Egyptian (with a bit of Egyptian political ideology incongruently added): Wilson: 1969: 199-201. For a more detailed discussion of this treaty, see Bell, this vol.