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8.4.4 Receiving

8.4.7.1 A person imprisoned for possessing stolen goods could peti-

tion for release in order to produce the party—presumably the thief—

from whom he had received the goods.^169 If a surety secured his

release, the surety assumed the obligation to make good the losses

if the thief was not produced (see 7.6 above).

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Brinkman MSKH Brinkman, Materials.. ., by text number

D-K Dùr-Kurigalzu; refers to texts published in Gurney, “Texts from

Dur-Kurigalzu”

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Petschow MB Petschow, Mittelbabylonische.. ., by text number

Rechtsurkunden

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