Ancient Near Eastern Texts Related to Marriage and Hieros Gamos

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.