Rashapabu

Rashapabu was a rich harbor-master from Ugarit. He was involved in wide-range trade and financial activities. From the documents that dates to the reign of Niqmaddu II (1380-46 BC) it is visible that he cares for financial warranties, distributes goods and issue adoption documents. Also, he was probably a private merchant who invested his profits in real estates. Together with his wife Pidda he bought lands with olive trees and house. For 4 iki of land (one iku is about 3600 square meters) they paid four hundred shekels of silver (one shekel is about 9.5 g). The cost of the house was thirty shekels.

In his documents he is also found paying silver to four dozen sellers of artifacts and goods. Most of the customers were from the hinterland and sold their wares for one-half to two shekels apiece. In another transaction, he received a hundred shekels of silver for a shipment of purple wool.