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Hattusa tablet contains Treaty of Kadesh provisions on asylum seekers

Photo: Dünya

This story is from 21 September 2026.

A cuneiform tablet fragment found during excavations at Büyükkale in the Hittite capital of Hattusa in Çorum was determined to belong to one of the copies of the Treaty of Kadesh. Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced on World Peace Day that the fragment contains provisions regarding those seeking refuge from one country to another.

The fragment was discovered in Büyükkale, where the Hittite king's palace was located, and was identified as part of the obverse of one of the Akkadian cuneiform copies of the treaty. Ersoy reported that the find contains statements concerning the non-destruction of people's homes and was shared on World Peace Day.

Hattusa tablet contains Treaty of Kadesh provisions on asylum seekers

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