This practice was abolished by a set of Athenian laws known as the seisactheia (says-ak-thay-uh).
This practice was abolished by a set of Athenian laws known as the seisactheia (says-ak-thay-uh). The third of the Twelve Tables allowed this practice, which was confined to a three year time period by Hammurabi's Code. Before it was abolished by the Lex Poetalia Papiria, a form of it was known as nexum. Leviticus describes how the practice was ended amongst able-bodied people during the Year of Jubilee. Prior to being abolished by the kings of Sais in Egypt's Late Dynastic Period, a form of it was dubbed "grasping the hand." Solon ended this practice in ancient Athens, though it could still occur after a default. FTP, name this practice common in ancient societies which places a servile status upon people who cannot repay their loans.
This practice was abolished by a set of Athenian laws known as the seisactheia (says-ak-thay-uh).
Debt Slavery [or Debt Bondage; accept indentured servitude or "debtor's prison", also accept serfdom but only before Twelve Tables]