If a woman neglected and left her husband, she might be cast into the water; if a husband neglected his wife, his only punishment was that she could leave him.
Babylonian king, code of laws
Summary of laws regarding marital responsibilities in the Code of Hammurabi
c. 1754 BC
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"If any one deceive a barber, and have him mark a slave not for sale with the sign of a slave, he shall be put to death, and buried in his house. The barber shall swear: “I did not mark him wittingly,”…"
Humorous"Men were also allowed to take another wife if their first wife bore them no children (though the law did stipulate that he must continue to care for her)."
Controversial"If a barber, without the knowledge of his master, cut the sign of a slave on a slave not to be sold, the hands of this barber shall be cut off."
Humorous"If a man accuses another man and brings a charge of murder against him, but cannot prove it, his accuser shall be put to death."
Controversial"If a free person's slave strikes the cheek of another free person, the ear of the slave shall be cut off."
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