Talk:Code of Ur-Nammu
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[edit] Uncited clause
I originally copied the following 'example' of the code directlyh from the German wikipedia article, but I admit I found it dubious all along, since I could not find it corroborated in any other source; so I am removing it to here. (Kudos again to "dab", for expertly spotting 'the weakest link' here!)
tukum bi lú ba-úš dumu nita nu-un-tuku dumu mí dam nu-un-tuku-A ibila A ni ḫé A [citation needed]
- "If someone dies and has no son, then an unmarried daughter is to be made his heiress."
I have no idea where the German wikipedia had got this one from; my hunch is that it is actually from Lipit-Ishtar, or some other early code... Til Eulenspiegel 13:47, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Clarification
4. If a slave marries a slave, and that slave is set free, he does not leave the household.
It seems unclear who is not being set free. Is it saying that in this case the freed slave does not leave the household, or that the spouse of the freed slave does not leave the household? Does anyone know this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by RLent (talk • contribs) 20:21, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
