Table of Contents

PREFACE GENERAL INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN LAW AND SOCIETY PART ONE: SUMER The Law Reforms of King Uru'inimgina of Lagash The Laws of King Ur-Nammu of Ur The Laws of King Lipit-Ishtar of Isin Sumerian Laws Exercise Table Sumerian Documents and Inscriptions Criminal Trials of Women Art and Archaeology Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in Ancient Sumer PART II: BABYLONIA Old Babylonia (1894-1595) The Laws of Eshnunna The Laws of King Hammurab The Edict of King Ammisaduqa Old Babylonian Documents and Inscriptions Middle Babylonia (1595-627) Late Babylonia (626-539) The Late Babylonian Laws Late Babylonian Documents and Inscriptions Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in Ancient Babylonia PART III: ASSYRIA Old Assyria I (2000-1814 B.C.E.) Old Assyria II (1814-1762 B.C.E.) Middle Assyria (1363-1057 B.C.E.) The Middle Assyrian Laws The Middle Assyrian Palace Decrees Late Assyria (934-612) Assyrian Documents, Inscriptions, and Art Royal Assyrian Conquest Annals Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in Ancient Assyria PART IV: KHATT The Hittite Laws Hittite Documents and Inscriptions Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in Ancient Khatti CONCLUSION: WOMEN, CRIME, AND PUNISHMENT IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST Sumer Transition Babylonia Assyria Khatti Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS CHRONOLOGY AND NAMES NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

About the Author

Elisabeth Meier Tetlow has a Doctor of Law degree as well as five Master of Arts degrees in philosophy, theology, biblical studies, and Semitic languages. She has been a visiting scholar in law and religious studies at Loyola University of New Orleans since 1992.

Reviews

"This volume is a major breakthrough in the study of the role of women in the ancient Levant. By her impressive command not only of the primary and secondary Near Eastern sources but also of legal history both ancient and modern, Tetlow is able to present a picture of women in early Mesopotamian and Anatolian society in a depth never before achieved. The author makes significant use of much material not even mentioned in other parallel studies and probes new finds made available up to the date of publication. Not just for Women's Studies, but for anyone interested in legal history, the Hebrew Bible, Near Eastern Studies, or cultural anthropology." —William J. Fulco, S.J. NEH Chair in Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Loyola Marymount University, Translator of the screenplay of The Passion of the Christ into Aramaic and Latin
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"This initial volume discussing women, crime, and punishment in the Near East is an excellent, welcome introduction to a large, complex subject. Summing Up: Recommended. - ChoiceReviews.org
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