Show Monetary Pledge of Centuries Ago AgoAn J JAn An archeological expedition sent out by the University of Pennsylvania dug up a cla clay tablet In the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon with an Inscription upon it which translated translated trans reads rends as follows Thirty bushels of dates are due to toBel toBel Bel Nadin Shun son of ot l byBel by byBel byBel Bel and Shin Sim Nabu Shu sons of and their tenants In the month of harvest month of ot the thirty fourth year of King I J they shall pay the dates thirty bushels according to the measure meas meas- ure uro of Bel Nadin Shun In the town of Bit nit Bal tsu Their field cultivated and uncultivated tb their lr fief estate state Is held heid as a pledge for tor the thee dates namely thirty bushels by Bel Nadin Shun Another Another Another An An- other creditor shall not have power over It t P This tablet was dated B. B C. C or nea nearly ly 2400 years ago It may not be bej bethe j th the oldest record extant of a mortgage I. I but it lt Illustrates c clearly the that aft e emo mor mo mortgage gage was a an d. d for form t- t In Investment vestment some 2000 y years hrs ago Don IDon- IDon n. n old aid d tea flea Hanson In Forum f r F |