CLASSICS 2LW3 Lecture 1: 11th September
4 Apr 2018
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Copying contracts onto larger media to protect them: evolved from mostly pictures and some text to mostly text and no pictures. Contracts can provide historians with sources for studying law. But these documents do not carry legislative force. Norms still have to be constructed by historians. Seals: dedicatory first-pegs" in new building foundations or in walls of reconditioned buildings. Return of debt-release was considered a king"s duty as mandated by god himself. Only justification given occasionally was that the king felt that this was pleasing to god". Regularly issued at the ascension of a new king but other than that, it was random. Creditors would be discouraged to lend money when they feel a misharum coming up: binding on all inhabitants (cited in documents of practice like contracts). Social justice aimed at preserving the status quo. Social justice doesn"t attempt to reallocate money or property on an equal basis, ext.
