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Hattusili III ("Man from Hattuša") was a king of the
Hittite empire (New Kingdom or Late Empire) between
1267 BCE and
1237 BCE. He was the fourth and last son of
Mursili II. Mursili appointed Hattusili as priest of Sausga of
Samuha, and Hattusili remained loyal to the "Ishtar of Samuha" to the end of his days.
His older brother
Muwatalli II moved his seat in
Tarhuntassa and appointed him governor of
Hattusa. Hattusili was a commander of Hittite forces during the famous
Battle of Kadesh against Egypt in
1274 BC. Hattusili as governor, also reconquered
Nerik and became the High Priest of its storm god. Hattusili named his eldest son and crown prince "
Nerikkaili" in honor of this achievement. Hattusili married priestess of
Ishtar,
Puduhepa who later became Hittite queen and
Tawanannas.
His nephew,
Mursili III (or
Urhi-Teshub) moved the capital back to Hattusa (KBo 21.15 i 11-12), rendering Hattusili's governorship redundant. Mursili then deposed him from Nerik, triggering a civil war. Hattusili defeated and exiled his nephew. Hattusili renamed Urhi-Teshup's sibling Ulmi-Teshup "
Kurunta" (or: married her off to Kurunta), and appointed Kurunta over
Tarhuntassa in his place. After this, Hattusili elevated a junior son
Tudhaliya IV as crown prince instead.
Hattusili and the
Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II sealed a written
peace treaty based upon Hittite models which, due to Egyptian monumental copies of it, has become the earliest well known treaty in history, establishing a long-lasting peace between the two rival empires. Ramesses married Hattusili's daughter, known the by the Egyptian name of
Maathorneferure. Years later he married another Hittite princess.
An archive of over 200 letters have been found from the royal palace at
Hattusa which show that Hattusili exchanged with letters with numerous
Near Eastern kings including
Ramesses II of
ancient Egypt. They are an important primary source for this period.
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