Later campaigns in Syria by Ramesses II

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1. Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty

Was a treaty concluded between Ramesses II and Ḫattušili III in year 21 of Ramesses's reign (c. 1258 BC). The frontiers are not laid down in this treaty, but may be inferred from other documents. The harbour town of Sumur, north of Byblos, is mentioned as the northernmost town belonging to Egypt, suggesting it contained an Egyptian garrison.

• January 1257 BC: The Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty (or the treaty of Kadesh) between Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II and Hittite king Ḫattušili III was ratified in the 21st year of Ramesses II's reign (1258 BC) and continued in force until the Hittite Empire collapsed eighty years later. The frontiers are not laid down in this treaty, but the harbour town of Sumur, north of Byblos, is mentioned as the northernmost town belonging to Egypt, suggesting it contained an Egyptian garrison.
• January 1257 BC: The Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty (or the treaty of Kadesh) between Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II and Hittite king Ḫattušili III was ratified in the 21st year of Ramesses II's reign (1258 BC) and continued in force until the Hittite Empire collapsed eighty years later. The frontiers are not laid down in this treaty, but the harbour town of Sumur, north of Byblos, is mentioned as the northernmost town belonging to Egypt, suggesting it contained an Egyptian garrison.