Hittites attacked the Egyptian settlements in Syria. In the historical fiction The Egyptian Zannansa is poisoned on his way to Egypt by the narrator Sinuhe who is sent by Horemheb and the priest Ay who want to prevent the Hittites taking over Egypt. References External links Translations of Egyptian-Hittite correspondence regarding the "Zannanza Affair" Translated account of Mursili II regarding the affair People of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt Hittite people 1320s BC deaths Year of birth unknown 14th-century BC rulers