Egypt
Demotic Law, 839
Old Kingdom and First
Intermediate Period, 126
Emar, 677–679
Israel, 1018
Mesopotamia
Early Dynastic and Sargonic
Periods, 163–164
Middle Assyrian Period, 543
Middle Babylonian Period, 506
Neo-Assyrian Period, 900
Neo-Babylonian Period, 928, 938
Neo-Sumerian Period, 206, 209
Old Assyrian Period, 455, 459
Old Babylonian Period, 395, 397
Ugarit, 729
Sons of the King
Emar, 660–661
Sorcery. See Witchcraft
Sources of law, 4–24. See also specific
types (e.g., Historical records,
Letters, Law codes, etc.)
Alalakh IV, 703–704
Alalakh VII, 693–694
Canaan, 737
direct or indirect evidence of law, 6, 11
Ebla, 227
Egypt
Demotic Law, 819–821
Elephantine, 863–864
Late Bronze Age, 753–754
Middle Bronze Age, 745
Middle Kingdom and Second
Intermediate Period, 255–257
Old Kingdom and First
Intermediate Period, 93–98
Third Intermediate Period, 777–783
Emar, 657–658
Hittite Kingdom, 619–624
international law
first millennium, 1047–1050
Late Bronze Age, 753–754
Middle Bronze Age, 745
third millennium, 241–242
Israel, 975–981
Mesopotamia
Early Dynastic and Sargonic
Periods, 141–145
Middle Assyrian Period, 521–522
Middle Babylonian Period, 485–487
Neo-Assyrian Period, 883–885
Neo-Babylonian Period, 911–914
Neo-Sumerian Period, 183–185Nuzi, 565–568
Old Assyrian Period, 431–434
Old Babylonian Period, 361–363
self-consciousness of evidence of
legal norms, 6
Ugarit, 719–720
uneven distribution, effect of, 5
Speech acts, 12. See also Divorce and
dissolution of marriage
adoption dissolution, 53
testamentary succession, 58–59
wedding, 45
Spinsters
Mesopotamia Middle Assyrian
Period, 534
Spoils. See Booty
Spying
envoys engaged in, second millennium,
751
Statue cults
Egypt New Kingdom, 332
Status. See Class
Statutes. See Edicts; Law codes;
Legislation
Stela of the Vultures, 245, 246, 247,
249
Step-children, status of
Mesopotamia Neo-Babylonian
Period, 936
Stewards
Hittite Kingdom, 633
Mesopotamia, 25n
Early Dynastic and Sargonic
Periods, 145–146, 147
Stone documents
Egypt Old Kingdom and First
Intermediate Period, 111
Mesopotamia
Early Dynastic and Sargonic
Periods, 144, 167
Middle Babylonian Period, 486,
505
Neo-Babylonian Period, 911, 946
Stoning as punishment
Israel, 989, 995, 998, 1014, 1034
Subpoena power
Egypt New Kingdom, 309
Mesopotamia Old Babylonian
Period, 370
Succession to paternal estate. See also
Intestate succession; Wills
adoption to create. See Adoption
Alalakh IV, 710
Alalakh VII, 699 1131
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