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a payment in textiles by the paramour. Sexual violation of an unmar-

ried girl is dealt with more leniently, apparently involving marriage.

8.1.5 Some cases dealt with in the treaty occur in other chancery

texts. For instance, ARET XIII 14:63–66 deal with blasphemy (a

prostitute who curses the god Hadda), extradition, and probably the

death penalty. ARET XIII 12 (5–6) shows that the term for ran-

som (níg-du 8 ) also indicated payment of a penalty in case of infringe-

ment of an oath.

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ARET XI P. Fronzaroli, con la collaborazione di A. Catagnoti, Testi rituali

della regalità (Archivio L. 2769), 1993

ARET XIII P. Fronzaroli, con la collaborazione di A. Catagnoti, Testi di can-

celleria: I rapporti con le città, 2002

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