CHAPTER 3
The Lion HuntTwo of the Hittite princes were tall men, warriors, hard and formidable. They were on enemy territory no matter how much everyone pretended that this was a diplomatic visit between friends, and they did not relax vigilance for a moment. The heir to the throne had not come with them. Suppiluliuma had many sons. The eldest visitor was his second son, Mursilis, and the youngest was his seventh, Zannanza. The latter was no more than a young lad not much older than Tutankhamun and was clearly delighted with everything he saw. Ankhesenamun watched him in particular with amusement as he ogled the naked serving girls, the rich and elegant furniture, the elaborate jewels of the court nobles. When he was greeting Tutankhamun his eyes never strayed from his necklace, a winged
