A History of Ancient Near Eastern Law
141 MESOPOTAMIA EARLY DYNASTIC AND SARGONIC PERIODS Claus Wilcke S L^1 Writing was invented at the end of the fourt ...
He established the liberation^4 of Laga“, he let the child return to the mother, he let the mother return to the child. He estab ...
Irikagina made a contract with (the god) Nin-ºgirsu.k, that he will not deliver to the powerful the orphan and the widow.^9 The ...
of originals written on clay and suggest that this was the case with their earlier counterparts, too. Understanding of their con ...
administrative, priestly, and professional offices and functions: ED LÚ A, first found at Uruk (end of fourth and early third mi ...
146 The Mesalim inscriptions (from Adab^23 and ΩGirsu)^24 show the “King of Ki“” as a sovereign over (partly or occa ...
2.1.1.7 Presargonic kings claimed divine parents^29 but, other than Naràm-Su"en of Agade, kings were not worshipped as gods. 2.1 ...
148 2.1.3.2 Provincial and City-State Administration 2.1.3.2.1 City-states and provinces had capitals (e.g., ΩGirsu ...
149 holders of allotted subsistence fields (lú “uku.r dab 5 -ba)^40 and deep- sea fishermen ...
2.1.4 The Courts 2.1.4.1 Judges The organization and structure of the judiciary prior to the late OS period is unknown. The Sume ...
his responsibility.”^55 Payment of such fees could be enforced, which then led to an additional fee.^56 Lists of the fees were k ...
L 3.1 Terminology The general term for litigation and lawsuit is di.d (“speaking”)^69 in Sumerian and dìnum in Akkadi ...
are one letter requesting the addressee to judge the case of a cer- tain person^75 and two letters from a certain Ur-lugal.k to ...
3.3.5 The terminology of judgment varies. The request to render justice is worded di-bi di ¢é-bé “may he render justice in this ...
ple, there may be a time gap, during which, again, the judicial authority may be approached with the request for a judgment: “Ma ...
P S 4.1 Citizenship 4.1.1 From the Fàra period onward persons outside their native city are characterized by refer ...
these were resettled people originally from Akkadian territory or set- tlers on the payroll of the royal Akkadian administration ...
4.4 Slavery 4.4.1 Terminology There are two Sumerian words for male slave: ìr and úrdu.d. Both are written with the sign × ...
children, suggesting that they were children born to the head of the family by a female slave.^112 4.4.3 Creation 4.4.3.1 Despit ...
her estimated price.^123 It is also probable in cases where the person sold (so far all are male) is qualified by his patronymic ...
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