{"podcast":{"title":"The History of Egypt Podcast","slug":"the-history-of-egypt-podcast-436522","podcast_index_feed_id":436522,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML1519631706","website_url":"https://egyptianhistorypodcast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7f77b9bc-b6f6-11ed-8eb6-6b5f270b4f7b/image/a137fbdc5b879ae4a13d9fa427cd75aa.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Dominic Perry","episode_count":370,"summary":"Ancient Egypt, from Creation to Cleopatra. This podcast tells the story of pharaonic Egypt \"in their own words.\" Using archaeology, ancient texts, and up-to-date scholarship, we uncover the world of the Nile Valley and its people. Hosted on the Airwave Media Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T22:17:58.926977+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-egypt-podcast-436522"},"episode":{"title":"223: Ramesses & Hattusili Best Friends Forever","slug":"223-ramesses-hattusili-best-friends-forever","published_at":"2025-12-05T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-egypt-podcast-436522/223-ramesses-hattusili-best-friends-forever","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-egypt-podcast-436522","url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1486012922.mp3?updated=1764842114","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1486012922.mp3?updated=1764842114","summary":"Egyptian-Hittite Diplomacy. In the aftermath of the Treaty, Ramesses II and Hattusili III got down to business establishing their brotherhood. From prospective summits in Canaan, to fabulous gift-exchanges by Nefertari and a prince, the Egyptian and Hittite courts negotiated their new bonds. Alas, things weren't always rosy, and the issue of Urhi-Teshub caused great friction between the two Kings. Finally, we meet the man who shuttled back-and-forth between these kingdoms, delivering the goods: the Egyptian royal messenger Netjerwymes aka Pirikhnawa gets a look in... Music: Luke Chaos. Select Bibliography: Beckman, G. (1999). Hittite Diplomatic Texts (2nd ed.). Society of Biblical Literature. Bryce, T. (2003). Letters of the Great Kings of the Ancient Near East: The Royal Correspondence of the Late Bronze Age. Routledge. https://ia802908.us.archive.org/14/items/LettersOfTheGreatKingsOfTheAncientNearEastTrevorBryce2003/Letters%20of%20the%20Great%20Kings%20of%20the%20Ancient%20Near%20East%20-%20Trevor%20Bryce%202003.pdf Edel, E. (1994). Die ägyptisch-hethitische Korrespondenz aus Boghazköi in babylonischer und hethitischer Sprache I: Umschriften und Übersetzungen. Westdeutscher Verlag. Franzmeier, H. (2024). Netjerwymes alias Parekhnu in Piramesses. In A. Cooke, N. Nielsen, & G. Godenho (Eds.), Landscapes: Studies in Honour of Steven Snape (pp. 91--98). Abercromby Press. Liverani, M. (1990). Prestige and Interest: International Relations in the Ancient Near East ca. 1600-1100 B.C. Sargon. Warburton, D. (2003). Love and War in the Late Bronze Age: Egypt and Hatti. In R. Matthews & C. Roemer (Eds.), Ancient Perspectives on Egypt (pp. 75--100). UCL Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Egyptian-Hittite Diplomacy. In the aftermath of the Treaty, Ramesses II and Hattusili III got down to business establishing their brotherhood. From prospe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2086,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-history-of-egypt-podcast-436522/episodes/223-ramesses-hattusili-best-friends-forever/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-egypt-podcast-436522/223-ramesses-hattusili-best-friends-forever.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}