Commentary on Nuzi Real Property in the Light of Recent Studies
Pierre M. Purves
point of view makes its appearance in Nuzi Real Estate Transactions by Francis Rue Steele.' In this pioneer work an approximation real estate values is successfully compiled, and it forms a sine qua non for scholars investigating from the social view. As rest preclassical Mesopotamia, purchase was governed barter, fully developed currency being unknown at time. Fields, orchards, buildings were bought sold specified amounts such chattels as barley, millet, livestock, cloth, metals. classical, medieval, modern economy, which system prevails, goods have varying monetary based on metallic standard. our economy standard is, theoretically least, gold. To evaluate barter Nuzi, some sort has to be selected, most appropriate one silver shekel.
Journal of Near Eastern Studies