Describe the position of Women during the reign of
Hammurabi.
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Known today as the Code of Hammurabi, the 282 laws are one of the earliest and more complete written legal codes from ancient times. The codes have served as a model for establishing justice in other cultures and are believed to have influenced laws established by Hebrew scribes, including those in the Book of Exodus.
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In Hammurabi's Code, a woman was considered the property of her father or husband, who administered her dowry. If a woman died, her dowry would go back to her father, to her brothers, or to her sons. A woman's sexuality was also highly guarded, showing that she was considered the property of her husband. For example, if a married woman were found guilty of adultery, she could be drowned (or only saved at the mercy of her husband). Adultery went against the laws of the community that regarded women as property. However, women were afforded some protections in the society, particularly if they were mothers. A man with children who left his wife had to give her custody of the children as well as the dowry and the use of a field or other property to support herself and her children. Widows were also given some protections, such as the right to stay in their husband's houses for as long as they wanted (unless they chose to remarry). While women were inferior in status to men in Hammurabi's...
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