The best
place to find information about much of Mesopotamian culture is through Hammurabi's Code.
Hammurabi was a king in Mesopotamia who is most famous for creating a very strict and thorough
code of laws for his empire. Included in the code are many references to women and children
which provide us with a clear picture of their status. Mesopotamia was a very patriarchal
society in which men literally owned their wives and children. This is...
Monday 29 July 2013
What was the status of women and children in Mesopotamia?
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