Sale of a Slave Woman (3.112)(508 words)
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Younger, K. Lawson, Jr., “Sale of a Slave Woman (3.112)”, in: Context of Scripture Online, Editor in Chief: W. Hallo. Consulted online on 19 August 2017 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2211-436X_cos_aCOSB_3_112>▲ Back to top ▲
Commentary
Dating to approximately 642 bce (see note 1 below), this text (BM 103956) records the sale of a slave woman named Bānât-Esaggil. The person selling the slave woman has a Yahwistic name, Yadiʾ-Yau. This same woman appears to have been sold some years later (see note 2 below).