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Rediscovering Ancient Wisdom: The Tale of Babylonic Debt and Its Contemporary Lessons

Introduction: Unearthing a Hidden Treasure of Financial Wisdom

In October 1934, a remarkable correspondence from Professor Franklin Caldwell, care of the British Scientific Expedition to Mesopotamia, reached Saint Swithin's College in Nottingham. The message concerned a set of five ancient clay tablets uncovered in the ruins of Babylon—treasures not merely archaeological but imbued with extraordinary insight into the human condition, specifically its perennial struggle with debt and financial management.