The documents which naturally attract us first are some contracts from Babylonia in which an Abraham was one of the contracting parties. They are as follows: =1. Abraham Hired an Ox.=[415] 1. One ox broken to the yoke, 2. an ox from Ibni-Sin, son of Sin-imgurani, 3. from Ibni-Sin 4. through the agency of Kishti-Nabium, 5. son of Eteru, 6. Abarama, son of Awel-Ishtar, 7. for one month has hired. 8. For one month 9. one shekel of silver 10. he will pay. 11. Of it ½ shekel of silver 12. from the hand of 13. Abarama 14. Kishti-Nabium 15. has received. 16. In the presence of Idin-Urash, son of Idin-Labibaal, 17. in the presence of Awêlê, son of Urri-bani, 18. in the presence of Beliyatum, scribe. 19. Month of the mission of Ishtar (_i. e._, Ulul), day 20th, 20. The year Ammizadugga, the king (built) 21. the wall of Ammizadugga, (_i. e._, Ammizadugga’s 11th year). 22. Tablet of Kishti-Nabium. This tablet shows how Abarama (Abraham), a farmer, hired an ox for a month. The tablet, as the last line shows, is the copy made for Kishti-Nabium, the agent. In such business transactions three copies were often made, one for each of the contracting parties and one for the scribe. The date of this tablet is 1965 B. C. Ammizadugga was the tenth king of that first dynasty of Babylon, of which Hammurapi was the sixth. =2. Abraham Leased a Farm.=[416] 1. To the patrician 2. speak, 3. saying, Gimil-Marduk (wishes that) 4. Shamash and Marduk may give thee health! 5. Mayest thou have peace, mayest thou have health! 6. May the god who protects thee thy head in luck 7. hold! 8. (To enquire) concerning thy health I am sending. 9. May thy welfare before Shamash and Marduk 10. be eternal! 11. Concerning the 400 _shars_ of land, the field of Sin-idinam, 12. which to Abamrama 13. to lease, thou hast sent; 14. the land-steward (?) and scribe 15. appeared and 16. on behalf of Sin-idinam 17. I took that up. 18. The 400 _shars_ of land to Abamrama 19. as thou hast directed 20. I have leased. 21. Concerning thy dispatches I shall not be negligent. It appears from this document that Abamrama, who is none other than a Babylonian Abraham, was a small farmer, who leased a small tract of land. =3. Abraham Paid His Rent.=[417] 1. 1 shekel of silver 2. of the rent (?) of his field, 3. for the year Ammizadugga, the king, 4. a lordly, splendid statue (set up), 5. brought 6. Abamrama, 7. received 8. Sin-idinam 9. and Iddatum. 10. Month Siman, 28th day, 11. The year Ammizadugga, the king, 12. a lordly, splendid statue (set up). (This was Ammizadugga’s 13th year.) This document, dated two years after that in which the ox was hired, shows how Abamrama (Abraham) paid a part of his rent.