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PUDU HEPA

‘’ Pudu Hepa, The Battle of Kadesh, Kadesh Treaty’’

‘’Lady of Hatti country, daughter of Kizzuwatna’’

A hundred-year war fought between the Hittites and the Egyptians.The reason for this is to dominate the Lavant ( eastern Mediterranean).

There is a second reason here, cedar forests. Both the cedar forests in Lebanon and Kizzuwatna were very important to both sides. At that time, the existence of iron ore had only begun to known and had not yet introduced into daily life. Cedar timber was the most solid material used in the construction of housing, ships and chariots.

The Battle of Kadesh in 1286 BC was the culmination of this series of battles. lll. When hattushili returns from this war, he marries the daughter of a priest of Hurri descent from Kizzuwatna and takes her to Hattusha. When he soon becomes king, Pudu Hepa becomes queen. The characteristic of Pudu Hepa is that she made women’s rights prominent and her name was mentioned as Queen in the Treaty of Kadesh, the first treaty in history, made in 1370 BC.

The characteristic of Pudu Hepa is that she made women’s rights prominent and her name mentioned as Queen in the Treaty of Kadesh, the first treaty in history, made in 1370 BC. In the Kadesh Treaty of Pudu HEPA II. Ramses and III. Hattushili,  besides the discovery of her own signature (seal) made her one of the most important women in history.