Kanesh, Divorce contract

Description

Kanesh, Divorce contract

Details

Text of divorce contract: a local woman, Sakriuswa, leaves an Assyrian merchant names Aššur-taklaku. Both parties have equal rights and will be free of indemnities.

Date

1900 BCE (circa) – 1800 BCE (circa)

Inscription Nr.

? (Akkadian?)

Creator

Marco Prins

Museum

Ankara, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations

License

CC0 1.0 universal

Categories

Anatolia

Tags

Inscription, Source, Tablet

Modern Countries

Turkey

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