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).
Babylonian king, code of laws
Summary of laws regarding marriage in the Code of Hammurabi
c. 1754 BC
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"If a man destroy the eye of another man, they shall destroy his eye."
Controversial"If a builder build a house for some one, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built fall in and kill its owner, then that builder shall be put to death."
Humorous"If a barber, without the knowledge of the owner of a slave, cuts off the slave's 'mark,' he shall cut off the barber's fingers."
Controversial"If a slave says to the master, 'you are not my master,' the master shall cut off the slave's ear."
Humorous"If any one bring an accusation against a man, and the accused go to the river and leap into the river, if he sink in the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river prove th…"
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