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Business in Babylon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2012

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The student of business history, who is always interested in origins, looks to that land known as the Cradle of Civilization for the beginnings of business. For two generations scholars have been at work seeking archaeological remains of civilization in the Tigris- Euphrates country and deciphering the engravings they have found on stone and on clay tablets. They have uncovered much that is significant, especially concerning religion and government. In recent years they have worked with great interest and success on the economic life of that ancient world. They have found illuminating information about business.

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Business History Review , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , April 1938 , pp. 25 - 27
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Copyright © The President and Fellows of Harvard College 1938

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1 A translation of the whole Code, covering almost fifty pages, is found in Harper, R. F., The Code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about 2250 B. C. (Chicago, 1904).Google Scholar