A fascinating collection of documents from the ancient Near East relating to marriage and sacred union. Includes examples of multiple marriages and other Mesopotamian traditions.
Documents:
DUMUZI´S WEDDING -
New Sumerian Divorce Settlement (21st c. BC) -
Old Assyrian Divorce Document -
Old Assyrian Marriage Contract (19th c. BC) -
Abrogation of a Marriage Agreement (15th c. BC) -
Ugaritic Manumission and Marriage contract -
Mibtahiah's Marriage Contracts (5th c. BC: Aramaic Papyrus from Elephantine) -
In liquidation of Mibtahiah's second marriage: Settlement of claim by oath -
Contract of Mibtahiah's third marriage oath -
Manumission and Marriage of a Female Slave and her daughter, June 12, 427 B.C. (5th c. BC: Aramaic Papyrus from Elephantine) -
Marriage contract of a former slave girl who is subject to paramoné, 420 B.C.
Details
- Publication Date
- May 16, 2010
- Language
- English
- Category
- History
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Various Authors
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