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Work: Middle Assyrian Laws
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Middle Assyrian Laws — Jastrow 1921 English translation and notes
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22 Morris Jastrow, Jr. manner customary between a man and his wife, 84 the woman is adjudged a 'procuress'. 85 But if no intercourse as between a man and his wife had actually taken place, then neither the adulterer nor the procuress have done anything. 86 They shall be released. 87 And if the man's wife 88 did not know (of the plot) and she entered the house of the woman, trusting the man's attitude towards her, 89 who had intercourse with her and if after leaving the house, she confesses 90 to having had intercourse, that woman is to be released — she is guiltless. 91 The adulterer and the p…
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- Complete supplied 1921 article, Journal of the American Oriental Society 41, pages 1–59, including translations of the two principal texts and discussion of seven additional damaged fragments. Historical numbering, missing text, uncertainty and notes are preserved. Modern JSTOR cover sheet is retained in raw evidence and excluded from the reading body. This is the historical 1921 edition, not a reconstruction or modern critical edition.
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