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 | | The name "Hattic" was coined to distinguish this language from the Indo-European "Hittite" (Nesilli), which appeared in the scene at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC and became the administrative language of the Hittite kingdom over the next six or seven centuries. |
 | | The early Hittites, whose prior whereabouts are still unknown, borrowed heavily from the pre-existing Hattian culture, and also from that of the Assyrian traders — in particular the cuneiform writing and the use of cylindrical seals. |
 | | This document, known as the Kadesh (or Qadesh) treaty, was signed somewhere between 1286 BC and 300 BC, after endless and unsuccessful fights against Egyptian forces commanded by Rameses II (see Battle of Kadesh). |
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