Hittite Diplomatic Documents
Covenant formula, binding and oath and the vassal treaty
Treaty between a King of Hatti and Paddatissu of Kizzuwatna
Fuggitives
If a subject of the Great King plots against his lord and then enters the land of Kizzuwatna, and the Great King sends after the fugitive, saying thus: "He revolted against me. I will have him returned!"—If the charge is true, the fugitive must be returned. But if the fugitive denies it, claiming: "I [myself] am not in revolt against him"—his word is false. Whatever trustworthy Hittites Paddatissu may ask for an oath will swear an oath about this, and the fugitive must be returned. If a subject of Paddatissu plots against his lord and then Hatti, [and] Paddatissu sends after the fugitive, saying as follows: "He revolted against me. I will have him return"—If the charge is true, the fugitive must be returned. But if the fugitive denies it, claiming: "I [myself] am not in revolt against him"—his word is false. Whatever trustworthy man of the land of Kizzuwatna [the Great King] may ask for an oath will swear an oath about this, and the fugitive must be returned. (Lines 1-5).
Respect for Envoys
[if] the Great [King] sends either his son or his subject to Paddatissu, Paddatissu shall not harm him. And if Paddatissu sends either his son or his subject [to] the Great King, the Great King shall not harm him. (Lines 11-13).
Reporting of Sedition
If a subject of the Great King plots against his lord while remaining in Hatti, and Paddatissu hears about it, he must report it to the Great King. If a subject of Paddatissu plots against his lord while remaining in the land of Kizzuwatna, and the Great King hears about it, he must report it to Paddatissu (Lines 14-16).
Reporting of Sedition
(lines 17'-20') [If the population of a settlement] of the Great King, including its women, its goods, and its large and small cattle, sets out and enters the land of Kizzuwatna, [Paddatissu] must seize them and return them to the Great King. And if the population of a settlement of Paddatissu, [including] its [women], its goods, and its large and small cattle, sets out and enters Hatti, [the Great King] must seize them and return them to Pad- datissu.
(lines 21'-29") [If some] Hittite falsely reports: "The population of a set- tlement, including its women [and its goods], has set out and has entered the land of Kizzuwatna," but the population of the settlement, including its women, has [by no means] set out, and if indeed there are those in the set- tlement who are busy with herding - [then whatever] trustworthy Hittite Paddatissu may ask for an oath [will swear an oath about this], and the women must be returned. And if someone of the land of Kizzuwatna [falsely] reports: "The population of a settlement, including its women and its goods, has set out and has entered [Hatti]," but the population of the set- tlement, including its women, has by no means set out, and if indeed there are those [in the settlement who] are busy with herding - then whatever trustworthy man of the land of Kizzuwatna [the Great King] may ask [for an oath] will swear an oath about this, and the women must be returned.
(lines 30-33') [If] ox[herds] go down from Hatti into the border dis- tricts of Kizzuwatna, a thief [among them(?)] who steals something must make full twofold restitution to his victim and pay thirty shekels of silver. [If he...] does not pay, then he is indeed a thief and must be... [If...] not, the oxherd will go to the thief, and he must be put to death.
(lines 34-37") [If oxherds] enter the border districts of Hatti from the land of Kizzuwatna, [a thief among them(?)] who steals something must make full twofold restitution to his victim and pay thirty shekels of silver. [If he...] does [not] pay, then he is indeed a thief and must be... [If... not], the oxherd will go to the thief, and he must be put to death.
(lines 38'-40') [If a Hittite strikes a man of the land] of Kizzuwatna with a bronze spear, a bronze knife, or a bronze ax... [The remainder of the preserved text, which seems to deal with the compensation due for the murder of a man of Kizzuwatna by a Hittite, or of a Hittite by a Kizzuwatnaean, is too frag- mentary for translation.]