peace between the four powers (egypt, “turkey” (hatti), “syria” (mittani) and “iraq” (kassite babylonia)).

the Egyptians accepted all the diplomatic customs of the others, except they didn’t want to give an Egyptian princess to anyone. but to the others this was interpreted as if the Egyptians are inferior this way (they became the Egyptian king’s father in law, but not vice versa), so everybody was happy.

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