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The Old Babylonian Loan Contract
Its History and Geography
Aaron Skaist
The loan constitute the largest category of Old Babylonian period (c.
2000-1600 BCE ) contracts form Lower Mesopotamia. In this volume
the author traces the history of loan contract types and their specific
clauses in conjunction with their geographical distribution. It is noted
that various loan types are common to all of Lower Mesopotamia,
whereas others have a limited geographical distribution which
generally reflect a North-South Old Babylonian dichotomy. The same
conclusion is applicable to the individual clauses. The unusual
increase in modifications of both types and individual clauses during
the 18th century BCE may reveal current socio-economic changes.
294 pp. English. Hardcover. 1995.