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One of the most memorable passages from the traveler and historian Herodotus’ monumental work, Histories, is when he describes how a Babylonian marriage market worked. But was this rather strange (he would say "wise" and "best") practice actually a thing in ancient Mesopotamia? Let's take a look at the institution as well as marriage laws in ancient Mesopotamia.
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Special thanks to Danny Hussain for reading bringing Herodotus to life and reading to us the laws of ancient Babylonia.
Sources and Suggested Reading:
Law Collections from Ancient Mesopotamia and Asia Minor - Martha T. Roth
Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia - Karen Rhea Nemet-Nejat
History of Babylon - Paul-Alain Beaulieu
The Histories - Herodotus
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