Introduction: letter -- first evidence for diplomacy : am your and you are my brother -- Long distance trade before 2200 BCE : At the wharf of Agade he made moor ships -- War and allegiance in the old Babylonian period : have always done good things for and his heart knows the good deeds that I have done for him -- Mesopotamian contacts with distant lands from 2200 to 1500 BCE : Who is there who would sell lapis-lazuli? -- diplomatic crisis between Babylonia and Hatti : sent to a far-off -- clash between expanding empires after 1500 BCE : Prepare yourselves! Make your weapons ready! For one will engage in combat with that wretched foe in the morning -- First diplomatic overtures between the great powers of the late Bronze Age : A notable event! like of this occurrence had not been heard of since the time of the demigods -- Mittani and Egypt united and at peace : My brother, whom I love and who loves me -- Diplomatic marriage in Amarna times : We, between us, are one, the Hurrian land and the land of Egypt -- Luxury goods from everywhere : The gold is much. Among the kings there are brotherhood, amity, peace, and good relations -- crisis in the diplomatic relationships : My father became hostile -- end of Mittani and the restoration of peace : My ancestors and your ancestors made a mutual declaration of friendship -- Epilogue.
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