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Security for Debt in Ancient Near Eastern Law (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East)

By Raymond Westbrook , Richard Jasnow

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2001
ISBN
9004121242, 9789004121249
Google Books ID
LkfeyR6QPRkC
Open Library ID
OL9084292M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13992168 bytes)
Series
Culture and History of the Ancient Near East volume 9
Pages
368\370
DPI
300
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

Description

Creditors have always sought the protection of the law to secure themselves against loss if the debtor cannot or will not pay the debt. This volume examines the legal instruments of security available to creditors in the earliest known legal systems, their use and abuse, and the ways in which the law sought to satisfy the differing interests of creditors, debtors, and society in general, with varying degrees of success. The book covers all the major legal systems of the ancient Near East, from Sumer to Ptolemaic Egypt, as well as comparative historical developments up to the present day. Twelve scholars have each contributed a study of their special period of expertise, while the general issues that arise from their research are discussed in a concluding chapter.

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