A History of Ancient Near Eastern Law
421 is to give slave for slave (or 15 shekels in lieu), which is akin to ordi- nary theft. LE 50 is explic ...
422 affected by the decree) is condemned to a sixfold payment. If he cannot pay, he is put to death. LH 108 condemns ...
423 (LH 199)—the same compensation payable by the hirer of an ox (LH 245, 247). For death by a goring ox o ...
424 flogging and shaving half the accuser’s head. It is not clear whether the context is a formal accusation in cour ...
425 not dowered, LH awards the nadìtum a one-third share of a male inheritance (181–82). LH 184 obliges an ...
426 Driver, G., and J. Miles. The Babylonian Laws. Vol. 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1956. Durand, J.-M. “L’O ...
427 Klíma, J. Untersuchungen zum altbabylonischen Erbrecht. Monographien des Archiv Orien- talní. Prague, ...
428 Olivier, H. “The Effectiveness of the Old Babylonian Mè“arum Decree,” Journal of Northwest Semitic Studies12 (19 ...
429 Presented to Philo H.J.Houwink ten Cate on the Occasion of his 65th birthday, ed. T. van den Hout. Ist ...
430 ——. “Hard Times: CT 45 37.” In Veenhof Anniversary Volume, ed. W. van Soldt. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor h ...
MESOPOTAMIA OLD ASSYRIAN PERIOD Klaas R. Veenhof S L Nearly all sources of the Old Assyrian period stem from the com ...
432 1.2 Statutes Rules for the convening of and decision making by the assembly (pu¢rum) of the kàrumas administrati ...
433 court proceedings, both in the colonies and in Assur. Most numer- ous are depositions of various kinds a ...
434 record), and by witnesses, the presence of whose seals is always men- tioned in the text written on the envelope ...
435 City is always mentioned first. Official orders and authorizations are usually referred to simply as “ta ...
436 means of “Envoys of the City” and its orders and verdicts were sent there by the ruler. Many records mention “(p ...
437 Assur. The Statutes of the kàrum(see 1.2) distinguish between meet- ings of its “big” and “small” member ...
438 2.1.5 The Administration 2.1.5.1 The City 2.1.5.1.1 Assur There is much evidence for the City Assembly’s functio ...
439 istration and jurisdiction and were left alone if they did not infringe upon the stipulations agreed in ...
440 case” (pà“ir awàtim), whose task it was to work out or implement solutions.^32 2.1.6.2 Anatolia In Anatolia, the ...
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