Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Article Title
The Laws of Eshnunna and Nephite Economics
Keywords
Book of Mormon studies, Nephite economics, ancient American economics, laws of eshnunna, ancient American currency
Abstract
In order for ancient economies to work effectively, kings spelled out the value of various commodities and established exchange ratios, especially between consumable goods and precious metals. For example, the Laws of Eshnunna, promulgated in Babylonia probably during the reign of Dadusha in the early eighteenth century B.C., instituted a system of weights and measures.
Recommended Citation
Welch, John W.
(1998)
"The Laws of Eshnunna and Nephite Economics,"
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 18:
No.
6, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol18/iss6/3