Back to Ancient History Sourcebook | Ancient History Sourcebook: A Collection of Contracts from Mesopotamia, c. 2300 - 428 BCE I. Sales and Purchases II. Rentals III. Labor Contracts IV. Co-Partnerships V. Loans and Mortgages VI. Bankruptcy VII. Power of Attorney VIII. Marriage IX. Divorce X. Adoption XI. Inheritance I. Sales and Purchases Contract for the Sale of a Slave, Reign of Rim-Sin, c.

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Treaties and Legal Contracts from the Ancient Near East Old Babylonian contract sealed with seven seals (ANEP #239) Marriage and Divorce Documents from the Ancient Near East 21st c. BC: New Sumerian divorce settlement Old Assyrian divorce document 19th c. BC: Old Assyrian marriage contract 15th c. BC: Abrogation of a marriage agreement Ugaritic: Manumission and Marriage contract 5th c. BC: ...