The enforcement of morals in mesopotamian law
The article examines three cuneiform sources from different periods and reinterprets two of them in the light of the third by showing the underlying legal principle common to them. The principle involved is the intervention of public authorities to restrain certain extra-marital liaisons by husbands...
| Published in: | Journal of the American Oriental Society |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Oriental Society
[Oct. - Dec., 1984]
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Journal of the American Oriental Society
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| Summary: | The article examines three cuneiform sources from different periods and reinterprets two of them in the light of the third by showing the underlying legal principle common to them. The principle involved is the intervention of public authorities to restrain certain extra-marital liaisons by husbands when considered contras bonos mores. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2289 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Oriental Society, Journal of the American Oriental Society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/601905 |