The marriage of Hattusili's daughter, whose Egyptian name was Maat-Hor-Neferu-Re, to Ramses II in the 34th year of his reign.
The Great King, the king of Egypt, son of Re, Ramses beloved of Amen, speaks thus.
Speak thus to the queen of the land of Hatti, the great Queen Puduhepa:
Behold, I, your brother, am well. My houses, my sons, my armies, my horses, my chariots and everything in my lands, are very well.
May you, my sister, be well! May your houses, your sons, your armies, your horses, your chariots, your nobles, and everything in your land be very well!
Speak thus to my sister: Behold! My messengers have reached me accompanied by my sister's messengers and have brought me news that my brother, the king of the land of Hatti, the Great King, is in good health...
Speak thus to my sister: The great King, the king of the land of Hatti, has written to me thus:
Let the people come and pour sweet-smelling oil on my daughter's head and let her ne taken to the house of the Great King, the king of Egypt, my brother. Behold!
My brother has written thus to me. This decision my brother has made known to me is wonderful. The Sun God has approved of him.
The Weather God has approved of him. And the gods of Egypt and the gods of Hatti have approved of him for making this excellent decision to unite two great lands forever...
It had to be assured that she would become the main queen in the harem
And you (gods) give her to the house of the king! And she will be the ruling (queen) of the Egyptians.
She would not be prevented from receiving her father's messengers.
The giving birth to a daughter by her is mentioned, upon which the Hittite king responded, that the birth of a boy would have secured the rule over the Hittite empire.
There is also evidence in the correspondence of a second marriage of Ramses II with a daughter of Hattusili, so far only known from hieroglyphic sources.
Many letters mention gifts such as golden beakers presented by Ramses II, gold necklaces and linen cloth from Queen Naptera (Nefertari)
... See, I have sent you a gift, in order to greet you, my sister... for your neck (a necklace) of pure gold, composed of 12 bands and weighing 88 shekels (8*88=704 gr.), coloured linen maklalu-material, for one royal dress for the king... A total of 12 linen garments.
Ramses II sent medicines and doctors, among them Pariamahu, to the Hittite king to cure him of an eye-disease.
Two sea-going vessels were delivered to the Hittites for them to copy.
About one fifth of the extant correspondence is from the Hittite royal family itself, since they have never been sent. The oldest letter, in Akkadian, is that of Tutankhamun's widow Ankhesenamen to the Hittite king Suppiluliuma, proposing an alliance by marriage between the two kingdoms.
