3. The marriage gifts

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of Contents V
3. Introduction 1
4. Map 5
5. 1. Her outward appearance 7
6. 2. Marriage 60
7. 3. The marriage gifts 112
8. 4. The family 147
9. 5. A second wife 165
10. 6. Concubines 193
11. 7. Marriage between equals 200
12. 8. Marriage to a slave 205
13. 9. Divorce 209
14. 10. Adultery 234
15. 11. Rape 254
16. 12. Incest 268
17. 13. The widow 275
18. 14. Levirate marriage 296
19. 15. Women’s rights of inheritance 300
20. 16. Women-trafficking under the guise of adoption 304
21. 17. Women robbed of their freedom 311
22. 18. Women and work 339
23. 19. The witch 391
24. 20. Prostitution 399
25. 21. Temple prostitution 419
26. 22. Her physical life 436
27. 23. The court and the harem before 1500 BC 459
28. 24. The court and the harem after 1500 BC 512
29. 25. Priestesses 555
30. 26. Old Babylonian convents 584
31. 27. Married holy women 605
32. 28. Soothsaying 617
33. 29. Women and worship 627
34. 30. The Sacred Marriage 645
35. 31. The Middle Assyrian law-book about women 662
36. 32. The value placed on women 683
37. Bibliography 692
38. Indexes 693