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title: Treaty Concerning Fugitive Slaves
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9563/treaty-concerning-fugitive-slaves/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Treaty Concerning Fugitive Slaves

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Treaty Concerning Fugitive Slaves](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9563.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9563.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscription on this clay tablets narrates the treaty between king Idmiri of Alalakh (Tell Atchana) and Pillia of Kizzuwatna ([Cilicia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cilicia/)). It concerns the capture and transportation of escaped slaves. There is also a reference to Idrimi's overlord, the Mittanian king Paratarna. From Tell Atchana, in South-Eastern [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). [Hittite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/) period, c. 1480 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 24). Treaty Concerning Fugitive Slaves. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9563/treaty-concerning-fugitive-slaves/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Treaty Concerning Fugitive Slaves." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 24, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9563/treaty-concerning-fugitive-slaves/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Treaty Concerning Fugitive Slaves." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9563/treaty-concerning-fugitive-slaves/>.

## License & Copyright

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