Zannanza (died c. 1324 BC) was a Hittite prince, son of Suppiluliuma I, king of the Hittites. He is best known for almost becoming the pharaoh of Egypt, but his disappearance under mysterious circumstances caused a diplomatic incident between the Hittites and Egyptian Empire, resulting in a war that ultimately resulted in the death of Suppiluliuma by an unknown plague and a long-lived rivalry between Egypt and the Hittites.
His disappearance is the earliest recorded case of a missing person.
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