古巴比伦时期动产借贷活动中各方身份探析

A Research on the Status of the Different Participants in the Lending Activities in Old Babylon Dynasty

古巴比伦时期存在着较为发达的商业经济,动产借贷活动也异常活跃。在动产借贷活动中,债权人、债务人及证人的身份地位无疑是一个具有较高研究价值的选题。通过对大量借贷契约的细致研究,可以看出神职人员、各级政府官员和军事官员、贫困下层自由民等各种人群都积极参与到借贷活动中。神职人员的广泛参与,显示了宗教在两河流域的社会经济活动中也发挥了重要的作用。

In Old Babylon Dynasty,the commerical economy was very prosperous,and the lending activities also flourished.This was a valuable investigatin to the status of the creditor,debtor and witness.By careful study,we could find out that all kinds of people such as the goverment and military officers,clergy and ordinary people participated actively in lending avtivities.The extensive participation of the clergy proved that Temple economy played an important role in the whole economy.