The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-26
TABLET DATING SACK TO 24so 3. c.
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a promissory note on which the person
ises to pay certain amount at rate
Of interest which would be considered
fairly remunerative even by the salary
loan sharks" OF the present generation.
In addition 10 their other iaxes the peo-
PIE OF Nippnr were obliged to turn over n
tenth OF all their yearly produce To tho
authorities AZ the temple. In the temples
are found stone tablets carefully kept IN
sets giving the exact receipts from this
tax. 80 that Il n possible by multiplying
the sum total set down on these tablets
by ten 10 get approximately the total pro-
durtiou Of tho district for "A given year.
immense stores OF wool, copper. seed corn
and other products were kept In the tenn
pies. which were warehouses as well ne
places % worship, and IN time of famine
corn was given 20 the TURNER'S for seed
wool was loaned out 20 the weaverr. aud
In every way the people were assisted, az
II from common store.
Modern merchants may imagine that
shry are adopting the latest plan In offer
Ing to take back goods II not satisfactory
to their cslsfoinerr. and IN Issuing written
guarantees such as are now often given
with watches. bicycles and other Eo0ds.
And yet tablet has been found dating
from 20 years u. G. on which the firm az
Mufashu SONS. jewellers. guarantee for
twenty years the setting 81 aa emerald
In gold ring bought by certain Mr.
Pet Bszuhu m the emerald dropa out
Of ifa gold setting within twenty years,
the firm ef Murashu Cons are 20 par a
penalty 81 ten mana ~ silver. Nobody
knows where the ring has gone, bit the
guarantee - FfiH perfectly lrgibie.
Another tablet dating back % sg5 n. c.
would amuar 1na ~ thu professional
straw beiiers AZ a police court. Il Is
bail bond made ogt il due form ana Sign
"a not only BY ina principal. bns BY no
less than i've Witnesses II sets forth
that Sidlntum Igsi ives IN PRISON. out ~
which his uncle Bei-eh-id3na. wished 20
deliver him until s9sfh time 40 the Nip
puritan grand Jury should act upon his
caae Accordingly he was ordered fa.
leased on condition that iss uncle should
forfeit ten mana ~ silver n he was rot
produced az tbs proper time,
The age 81 these various tnbletn IL not
"a much a matter ~ speculation IS n4ight
be imagined. Almost all u t4ssn are
! stamped either With fhs year ~ the reign
81 she king IN which they were made or
| with some reference 20 The year ~ the
hgNtling ~ TIE iealpie ~ other important
| event. LISTS of the kings. ~ifh the n8m-
Der 81 years aanh frlEnsd arc also In sx-
isaspce. - inst b. comparing ths dates
en- each tablet N5th Use table - the kings
81 fiAca Va chronology eAa 10 az
moxt exactly obtained.
Prps. tiiiprscht iest NippHr IN May. IN
tending 80 visit &in@Feh aud Cappeaerla.
aud IS bsiIesed 81 ~ ~ present Va Com
sfantinopIe, ln conference with the Otto
ran government Under ths privileges
granted by the Turkish officials for praa.
erutinR fhe search fer B8bylantan anti
tgities. pqrtton ~ the recovered relics
goes 90 ihe Ottoman museum a. Consgan-
tln1pss,
Prot. Ifnpfecat viii Iein bis Tifa. who Il
staying IN Germany. sns return 70 IshilA-
deiphia In Ocfohsr ffis cenfrerr~ in
;he work are Prot. J. ~ EIHynea. n Roh-
erts college, m American missionary In
sttuti0n in canasanilnogse and Nesera.
Gegre end Fisher. tNs architectural "a.
ports from the university. large num-
ber % Arabs are employed Ga fhe work.
living Ia encampsocnts near thu site es
Tie exr&yst.cEA,